Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Spice up a plain spinach salad with some home-made poppyseed dressing! This salad is full of healthy, flavorful ingredients that will impress all of your guests.
Preparation Time20 min
Cooking Time8 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon raspberry vinegar or 4 tsp. red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional)
- 2 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pinch of paprika
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 2 teaspoon water
- 2 10 oz bags spinach or 3 large bunches
- 2 cup sliced strawberries
Instructions
Salad Dressing:
- Place dressing ingredients (vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds, green onion, salt and paprika) in a jar or small container with a resealable lid.
- Shake well. Dressing can be made ahead and left at room temperature for up to 1 day or refrigerated, covered for 2 to 3 days. Flavor improves as it sits.
Salad:
- Break almonds into small pieces. Set aside.
- Wash spinach, discarding tough stems, then tear into bite-size pieces.
- Place in a large bowl, along with strawberries. Iif not serving right away, cover salad with a damp paper towel and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.
- Just before serving, toss salad with about half of dressing, then keep adding a little more dressing and tossing until spinach is lightly coated. Add almonds and toss.