It makes me ohhhh so happy that strawberry season is here! My mama gifted me with a big bowl of fresh, local strawberries and the first thing I did was make this Strawberry Spinach Salad with a Homemade Red Wine Vinaigrette.
It’s so hearty that you can eat it as a meal in itself. I ate it as a side with grilled chicken – I’m so happy that warm weather is here so I can start grilling more!
This spinach salad is so easy to make and full of good stuff: Fresh strawberries, red onions, toasted walnuts and feta cheese. Blue cheese would also be great but I already had feta in my fridge.
The homemade red wine vinaigrette is very simple. The bottled stuff is good to me too, but I already had everything to make it (you probably do too!). The recipe I’m providing for the vinaigrette yields ¾ cup which was enough for me and my guests, but if you’re a dressing lover you might want to double the recipe.
This recipe yields enough for 2 large meal size salads or 4 side salads.
Enjoy!
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Strawberry Spinach Salad
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 2 meal size salads or 4 side salads
Ingredients
For the Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
For the Salad:
- 1 (6 ounce) package baby spinach
- 1 ½ cups strawberries, sliced or quartered (green tops cut off)
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced red onion
- ½ cup toasted chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta or blue cheese
Instructions
For the Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
For the Strawberry Spinach Salad:
- Toss together all salad ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle with red wine vinaigrette. Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Category: Vegetarian
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: strawberry spinach salad
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