Strawberry Spinach Salad: Healthy Recipes

HealthyPals · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

Ingredients

10 oz fresh spinach (rinsed, dried and torn into bite-sized pieces)
1 qt. fresh strawberries (cleaned and sliced)
1/4 cup almonds or pecans (roasted)

Dressing

1 Tbsp. raw sunflower seeds
2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 Tbsp. minced onion

Directions
For the dressing, in a medium bowl, whisk together sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, olive oil, sugar, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and onion.

Cover and chill for one hour.

In a large bowl, combine spinach, strawberries and nuts.

Pour dressing over salad and toss.

Refrigerate 10-15 minutes before serving.

joebert · **Site Rank:** Moderator

I think I will stick to eating these two ingredients by themselves.

Must be pregnant people food, like peanut butter and anchovy pizza. :neutral:

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

No, I tried it. Believe it or not it is really good and refreshing on a hot day too! Try it, you won't be dissappointed!!!

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

Y's Guy wrote:

No, I tried it. Believe it or not it is really good and refreshing on a hot day too! Try it, you won't be dissappointed!!!

Is it the dressing that you think makes the salad or the spinach leaves, nuts and stawberries? Spinach, nuts and strawberries doesn't sound like much to put in a salad to me, so I'm thinking the dressing has got to be amazing or something. What makes the salad so good for you?

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