Description
This refreshing Strawberry Spinach Salad for Summer combines tender baby spinach, juicy strawberries, creamy feta cheese, and crunchy toasted walnuts with a light balsamic honey dressing. It’s a quick, colorful, and healthy salad perfect for warm weather meals, picnics, or light dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups baby spinach
- 1½ cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- ¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ⅓ cup toasted walnuts or pecans
- ½ avocado, sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Wash and dry the spinach thoroughly.
- Place spinach in a large salad bowl.
- Slice strawberries and add them to the bowl.
- Add thinly sliced red onion.
- Sprinkle feta cheese and toasted nuts over the salad.
- Whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
- Drizzle dressing over the salad.
- Toss gently and serve immediately.
Notes
For extra flavor, toast the nuts in a dry skillet for a few minutes. You can replace feta cheese with goat cheese or add grilled chicken for a more filling meal. Store the dressing separately if preparing the salad ahead of time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 15mg