Strawberry Spinach Salad is one of my family’s favorite salads. Now that berries are in season at last, we’ve been enjoying it at least once a week. I wanted to make something a little different this time and so I played with the recipe a bit more than usual.
This simple salad of baby spinach leaves, slightly tart green grapes, sweet berries, crunchy onions and almonds is topped with spicy strawberry and grape vinaigrette creating a very different salad that my husband, my oldest son and I absolutely loved. (My younger boys were quite happy to avoid the spice in this version with a simple plate of fruit for themselves.)
This salad was completely gone within minutes of tossing it with the dressing for our lunch. I loved the added crunch and slight heat that the spicy almonds added to the salad.
The cayenne pepper made the dressing an unexpected surprise of cool fruit flavors with just a slight lingering heat. The grapes were a fun addition as well and a great way to remind myself that there is more to salad eating than just our favorites.
Sue/the view from great island says
What a beautiful salad, you guys eat so well! Have a nice Sunday!
Beth says
This salad looks absolutely wonderful! Looks like a great treat for a warm summer day.
Chris says
I can do raw spinach, it makes my teeth feel weird. Do you ever have that issue?
Jed Gray (sportsglutton) says
That vinaigrette sounds divine!