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This Strawberry Spinach Salad is extremely simple and quick to put together. The dressing is just sugar sprinkled on sliced strawberries to bring out the juices. With toasted cashews and feta or mozzarella cheese, this spinach salad is true simplicity and terrifically tasty!
My husband is sensitive to any dressings with vinegar in them, so I kept this salad super simple. The sugar sprinkled on the strawberries draws the juices out, creating a slightly sweet, very strawberry flavored dressing. With the toasted crunchy cashews and the slightly salty mozzarella cheese, this salad has such a well balanced taste and texture combination.
Spinach is such a healthy food, it can almost be called a superfood. It is super high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Plus, this Strawberry Spinach Salad is low in calories and carbohydrates. To learn more about how healthy spinach is read, Raw Spinach is Packed with Nutrients to Make You Strong.
Ingredients for Strawberry Spinach Salad
- Spinach, I always buy the prewashed baby spinach to have it ready to use.
- Strawberries, fresh is best but frozen also will work if you don’t happen to have fresh.
- Sugar, just 2 Tbsp to sprinkle on the sliced strawberries.
- Cashews, toasted tastes the best, and if you prefer more salt, use the salted ones.
- Mozzarella cheese, cut in cubes or grated.
How to make Strawberry Spinach Salad
1.Slice the strawberries and sprinkle the sugar on them. Stir them to coat so the juices will be drawn out.
2.Cut the mozzarella in small cubes, or if you prefer, grate it.
3. Assemble the salad right before you are ready to eat it, by placing the spinach in the bowl first, then the other ingredients in any order.
Sometimes, I just set all of the ingredients for this Strawberry Spinach Salad on the table in seperate bowls and everyone just builds their own custom spinach salad.
Optional ingredients or Substitutions
- Any type of toasted nut will also work with this salad. Candied pecans, toasted pecans or sliced almonds are absolutely delicious.
- Feta cheese is great if you prefer more salt.
- Some other fruit that is great with spinach salad are mandarin oranges, apples, peaches, or grapes.
- Some people like to add some red onion to their spinach salad.
- Red bell peppers are also great in this salad.
What to serve with Strawberry Spinach Salad
Any type of pasta dish goes great with spinach salad. Some meal ideas that Strawberry Spinach Salad goes well with, are:
Mouthwatering Sweet and Smoky Barbecue Ribs,
Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese.
Deluxe and Creamy Hashbrown Casserole,
Parmesan and Garlic Shake n Bake,
Cheesy Homemade Hamburger Helper
This salad is even great for lunch by itself. For a terrific, balanced, and nutritious meal, try Strawberry Spinach Salad!
Strawberry Spinach Salad
This Strawberry Spinach Salad is a sure winner for its simplicity and delicate balance between sweet and salty flavors and smooth and crunchy textures! It takes only 10 minutes to make this delicious and nutritious salad and it goes great with almost every meal or can stand alone as a healthy lunch.
Ingredients
Instructions
In a small bowl, sprinkle the strawberries with the sugar. Stir until coated.
Cut the mozzarella cheese into small cubes, or grate it if you prefer.
Assemble the salad right before serving. Start with the spinach, then add the other ingredients.
Enjoy!
Serving Size 1.5 cups
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 105kcal
- Calories from Fat 33kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 3.9g6%
- Sodium 165mg7%
- Potassium 316mg10%
- Total Carbohydrate 11g4%
- Dietary Fiber 2.2g9%
- Protein 8.7g18%
- Vitamin A 125 IU
- Vitamin C 49 mg
- Calcium 22 mg
- Iron 9 mg
- Vitamin K 166 mcg
- Riboflavin 12 mg
- Vitamin B6 10 mg
- Folate 19 mcg
- Phosphorus 28 mg
- Magnesium 19 mmol
- Zinc 18 mcg
- Selenium 10 mg
- Copper 28 mg
- Manganese 33 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
