Easy Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette
This fresh strawberry and spinach salad is made with a tart and delicious homemade strawberry vinaigrette. If you’ve never tried a strawberry and spinach salad you’re missing out! This super easy salad if perfect to serve for any occasion.
This easy spinach salad is one of my favorite salad recipes I’ve tried yet! It’s my go to when I’m looking for an easy and healthy lunch idea. The homemade vinaigrette is so easy it almost seems too good to be true.
Made with fresh and ripe strawberries, loads of spinach and romaine lettuce, thinly sliced red onions, chopped mint leaves and pecans, and goat or feta cheese. Topped with my homemade strawberry vinaigrette. This salad is perfect to make during the springtime when ripe strawberries are back in season.
It’s super easy to make, super delicious, and makes for great leftovers. You might just feel like you could eat this salad for every meal every day of the week!
Strawberry and spinach salad
Ingredients for Strawberry Salad
Before we get into the recipe here is everything you need to make both the strawberry salad and strawberry vinaigrette.
- Baby spinach & baby romaine lettuce: My favorite greens I use for this salad are baby spinach and baby romaine lettuce. If you aren’t a fan of either spinach or romaine, feel free to use your favorite greens.
- Strawberries: You’re wanting to find fresh and ripe strawberries for this salad. Fresh picked strawberries are the best option however you can also find ripe strawberries in the grocery store.
- Mint leaves: Mint leaves pair so well with this salad. Making your salad super refreshing. I always buy fresh mint leaves from the grocery store.
- Red onion: I highly suggest slicing your onion very thin. Red onions are great way to add a sweet and crisp bite to your salad.
- Pecans: Chopped pecans are a great way to add a bit of crunch to your salad.
- Feta or goat cheese: Feta cheese is what I use in my strawberry salad recipe however goat cheese would be a great option also.
- Salt and pepper to taste: Salt and pepper elevate the taste of this strawberry and spinach salad making it taste so much better.
- Homemade strawberry vinaigrette: I highly suggest making your strawberry vinaigrette homemade. It tastes so much better than the store-bought kind, and it’s super easy to make. However, if you aren’t wanting to make the vinaigrette homemade you can also just get premade vinaigrette from your local grocery store.
How to Make Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette
Follow these simple steps to make this easy and delicious salad!
Step 1: Make Strawberry Vinaigrette:
Using a blender blend all your strawberry vinaigrette ingredients together until smooth. Transfer to a glass container with a tight fitting lid and refrigerate until ready to use.
Step 2: Prep Salad Ingredients:
Rinse and drain your spinach and romaine lettuce and toss into a large glass bowl. Cut the tops of your strawberries and slice them long wise. Thinly slice the red onion and chop the mint leaves. Add in chopped mint leaves, pecans, sliced onions and strawberries, desired cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss until well combined. Drizzle the homemade strawberry vinaigrette over the top of the salad.
Step 3: Store & Serve
Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. When ready to serve drizzle the homemade strawberry vinaigrette over the top of the salad.
Store your strawberry vinaigrette in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Unlike store bought vinaigrettes this homemade vinaigrette lacks the preservatives to stay fresh for a longer period of time.
Why you should make this salad recipe
- This salad recipe is super easy and convenient to make. Whether you’re a busy mom or can’t catch a break at work this salad recipe is ready in 20 minutes.
- Along with being super easy to make this salad recipe is a well-balanced and healthy meal idea.
- This salad recipe has a bunch of great options for alternatives. You can switch out the spinach and romaine lettuce for your favorite greens, and you add in your favorite protein options. The alternatives for this strawberry salad seem endless!
- You can easily store your homemade vinaigrette for up to two weeks so if you plan on making this salad multiple nights in a row double or triple the vinaigrette ingredients so you can have an even quicker meal.
- This spinach salad is packed with fiber and antioxidants which is great way to help improve your gut health. Improving your digestive system and helping to reduce inflammation. Allowing you to feel your best.
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Here are 6 protein options that you can add to this salad:
- Grilled Chicken
- Turkey
- Hard boiled eggs
- Cattage cheese
- Salmon
- Chickpeas
I absolutely love making this salad in the summertime. It makes for such an easy lunch or dinner idea and it’s super quick to make. Healthy eating has always been super important to me and since becoming a mom, it’s been a lot harder to find the time to make healthy meals. I love being able to make quick and healthy recipes for myself.
I’m so excited to share all the healthy recipes. I’ve been planning and getting ready lots of salad recipes along with other healthy recipes that I’m going to share on the blog.
This salad is not only super delicious, but it’s also super easy to make for events and special occasions. This salad is a great recipe that you can make for your mom on Mother’s Day.
Easy Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette
Ingredients
For the strawberry salad
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 5 oz baby romaine lettuce
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
- 1/2 cup red onion sliced into long pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup feta or goat cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
For the strawberry vinaigrette
- 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons white cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the strawberry vinaigrette
- Add all your ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
For the strawberry salad
- Rinse and drain your spinach and romaine lettuce and toss into a large glass bowl.
- Cut the tops of your strawberries and slice them long wise. Thinly slice the red onion and chop the mint leaves.
- Add in chopped mint leaves, pecans, sliced onions and strawberries, desired cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss until well combined. Drizzle the homemade strawberry vinaigrette over the top of the salad.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve drizzle the homemade strawberry vinaigrette over the top of the salad.
I hope you guys enjoyed this salad recipe as much as I did. It’s pairs well with your favorite pizzas! I’ll be sharing more of my salad recipes soon so stay tuned!
Questions for you!
- What is your favorite type of salad?
- Are you trying to stay healthier this year?
- What other salad recipes do you want to see on my blog?
