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Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

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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! 

spinach, sliced strawberries, mandarin oranges, mozzarella cheese and toasted almonds in a blue salad bowl

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!!

big bowl of spinach, bowl of sliced strawberries, mandarin oranges, sliced red onions, mozzarella cheese, almonds and brown sugar

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

bottle of poppyseed salad dressing

Ingredients for Poppy seed Salad Dressing

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

blue salad bowl with spinach, strawberries, mozzarella, toasted almonds, red onion and mandarin oranges

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. 

pour salad dressing on spinach salad

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.

strawberry spinach salad in a blue salad bowl

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. 

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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.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dinner, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: 30 Minute Meal, Salad
Keyword: Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 307kcal

Ingredients

  • 10 oz spinach
  • 1 pint strawberries, sliced
  • 1 10.5 oz mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

Poppy seed salad dressing

  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp ground mustard
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds

Instructions

  • Combine the spinach, strawberries, mandarin oranges, mozzarella and red onions in a large salad bowl.
  • Toast the almonds in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the brown sugar to the pan with the almonds and stir and cook until the brown sugar melts and coats the almonds. Remove from the pan and allow to cool before adding to the salad.

Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

  • Combine the salad dressing ingredients in a jar with a lid. Shake for 2-3 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and ingredients combined.
  • Pour half of the dressing over the salad ingredients just before serving. Toss to coat, add more dressing as needed.

Notes

Note: nutrition facts are an approximation. This calculation was made with the full dressing being used. 
To make this a meal add shredded or grilled chicken. 

Nutrition

Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 368mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3379IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 2mg
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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! 

strawberry and spinach salad in a blue salad bowl

 

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  1. 4 stars
    Love this recipe. I made it for a bookclub last week and added shredded rotisserie chicken and omitted the oranges this time. I like to soak the onion in either sugar water or some of the dressing vinegar before adding so they don’t have quite as much bite. Have you ever done that Sarah?