Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe is a simple and delicious salad with strawberries, mandarin oranges, red onion, spinach, mozzarella and toasted almonds covered with a tasty, sweet poppy seed dressing. This spinach and strawberry salad is one that you will come back to over and over and you will love how easy it is to make! 

This is the salad you will want to make all the time for your fam, it is also perfect for bringing along to potlucks, family get togethers or the neighborhood barbecue. One other amazing benefit of this simple salad is you will actually be able to watch your kids sit and eat a plateful of SPINACH!! My kids are not particularly fond of spinach, but when it is in this salad, they will eat it all!! Mom win!!

Strawberry and Spinach Salad Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need to make this delicious spinach salad:

• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Mandarin Oranges
• Red Onion
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Sliced Almonds
• Brown Sugar

Ingredients for Poppy seed Salad Dressing

• Olive Oil
• Vinegar
• Sugar
• Ground Mustard
• Salt
• Onion Powder
• Poppy seeds

Strawberry Spinach Salad Directions

To make this simple and tasty salad, in a large salad bowl combine clean spinach leaves, sliced strawberries, drained mandarin oranges, sliced red onion and shredded mozzarella cheese. 

For the toasted almonds; place the sliced almonds in a skillet over medium high heat. Add brown sugar and stir, stir, stir, until the brown sugar melts and coats toasted almonds. Remove from heat quickly as these can go from toasted to burnt really fast. 

For the poppy seed dressing:

In a jar with a lid or large bowl combine the ingredients for the poppy seed salad dressing. Place the lid on the far and shake the dressing for 2-3 minutes until the dressing becomes thickened and all of the sugar is dissolved. 

Pour half of the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Add more dressing as needed. Store any left over dressing in the refrigerator.

How to make Spinach and Strawberry Salad Ahead

To make this delicious salad ahead of time, combine all of the ingredients of the salad. Make the dressing separately. Store in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve. 

Just before serving, pour the salad dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Do not add the dressing before serving as the dressing will begin to wilt the spinach so this is best prepared right before serving. 

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe is a simple and delicious salad with strawberries, mandarin oranges, red onion, spinach, mozzarella and toasted almonds covered with a tasty, sweet poppy seed dressing. This spinach and strawberry salad is one that you will come back to over and over and you will love how easy it is to make! 

 

Other delicious salad recipes:

• Greek Garden Salad
• Pear Salad
• Chicken and Mango Salsa Salad
• Hot Bacon Mustard Spinach Salad