Spinach salad with strawberries & poppy seed dressing

Happy Spring! My mom’s Spinach salad with strawberries & poppy seed dressing is a great way to celebrate the season. It’s impossible not to crack a smile as you dig in. It’s bright, colorful and oh-so cheerful.

My Mother, who is famous for so many health-flourishing recipes, made me this salad once as a kick-off day to a cleansing Diet-Week. Hallelujah! If all diets could be so nice — Spinach salad with strawberries will re-calibrate your road to better health with ease. Because of you, strawberries, I will eat spinach every day!

I dress this salad with a vinaigrette made with Trader Joe’s Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar. (A sweet vinegar, like balsamic, also works.) The strawberries love it. A little lemon and mustard to balance the sweetness, and it’s a home run.

I never tire of eating salads, especially since the varieties are endless. If you require more complexity, or you just want to mix it up, you’ve got options!  Add to the base of Spinach salad with strawberries these options: thinly shaved fennel, cucumber slices, stips of avocado, or springtime chive blossoms.

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Spinach salad with strawberries & poppyseed dressing

Monika Happy Spring! My mom’s Spinach salad with strawberries & poppy seed dressing is a great way to celebrate the season. It’s impossible not to crack a smile as you dig in. It’s bright, colorful and oh-so cheerful. My Mother, who… Salads spinach salad, salad with strawberries, healthy salads, Spinach salad with strawberries and poppyseed dressing European Print Recipe

 : 2 Prep Time: 15 minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoon vinegar (we use TJ's Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar or use balsamic)
1 teaspoon mustard
juice of ½ a lemon
a sprinkle of salt (like ½ a teaspoon)
a sprinkle of poppy seeds (about 2 teaspoons)
1 bag (5 to 7 ounces) baby spinach
10 strawberries, hulled and sliced
garnish: poppy seeds and black pepper

Instructions

Make the salad dressing in a jar with a lid. Shake together the oil, vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and poppy seeds. Dress the greens and strawberries together, and pile on the plate. Garnish with more poppy seeds and a twirl of black pepper.