This Easy Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe is delicious and quick to make! Complete with goat cheese, the best dressing and fresh strawberries.
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This strawberry spinach salad is an absolutely delicious, refreshing meal.
Some salads are boring and flavorless – but this recipe has the perfect balance of sweet strawberries, salty goat cheese, crunchy pecans, and a delicious homemade dressing.
Easy to make and filling, this strawberry salad is going to be on repeat in your house!
We love salad in our house, but it can get a little boring when you eat the same things over and over again. This strawberry and spinach combo is one I never get tired of!
Why we love this Spinach and Strawberry Salad Recipe:
This salad is truly our favorites for so many reasons.
- Easy to make – This spinach salad recipe is super easy and quick to make. It takes about 10 minutes to make from start to finish.
- Delicious – This salad is so delicious. Salads can be boring but this is so flavorful with the goat cheese and berries
- Perfect for a crowd! If you’re looking for an easy side dish to bring to a BBQ or party – this salad is perfect. It’s simple to put together, healthy, and yummy
Ingredients for Easy Strawberry Spinach Salad
To make this salad you’ll need:
- spinach
- strawberries
- goat cheese or feta cheese
- pecans
The strawberry spinach salad dressing is a mixture of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, pepper, poppyseed, and honey.
You can find substitutions for all of these ingredients below in the green shaded substitutions box.
How To Make this Spinach Strawberry Salad Recipe
Making this salad seriously couldn’t be easier. Here’s how we make it:
- In a bowl assemble your spinach, sliced strawberries, cheese and pecans.
- Mix together your dressing.
- Serve dressing on the side or toss everything together.
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD
Spinach: You can substitute any greens for spinach. Arugula or spring mix would also work.
Strawberries: Can the strawberries be substituted?Yes! Strawberries can be substituted for blueberries, raspberries or blackberries
Cheese: You can substitute goat cheesewith feta cheese or omit if you’re dairy free. Freshly shaved parmesan cheese would also be good
Pecans: You can omit pecans or sub with pine nuts, chopped walnuts, candied pecans, toasted almonds, or sunflower seeds.
Olive Oil: Olive Oil can be substituted with avocado oil. We don’t recommend canola oil.
Honey: Honey can be substituted for maple syrup
Mustard: I haven’t tried the dressing without mustard but I wouldn’t recommend it. It adds a little bit of flavor which the dressing needs. You could try regular or dijon mustard.
Apple Cider Vinegar: I haven’t tried this recipe with other vinegars so I can’t offer a substitute
Poppy seeds: Poppy seeds aren’t necessary for the dressing. You can omit them, but it then wouldn’t be a poppyseed dressing.
Dressing: Other dressings go great on this salad. Try our Honey Lemon Dressing, Lemon Basil Vinaigrette, Greek Salad Dressing or any of these 11 Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes
Do you cut up spinach for salad?
I always cut up my greens before eating them. It makes it easier to digest and eat!
I wouldn’t recommend cutting your spinach for a salad if you’re planning on serving it to a crowd. Spinach does start to wilt/deteriorate as you cut it, so it might look a little sad if you cut it.
What is the best Dressing for Strawberry Spinach Salad?
Any dressing will work on this salad but my favorite is the Honey Poppyseed Dressing included in this recipe.
If you’re looking for a store bought dressing I love Tessemae’s Honey Poppyseed or Sir Kensington’s Balsamic.
Our Creamy Balsamic Dressing and Lemon Basil Dressing are also delicious!
What are benefits of eating strawberries?
Strawberries are such a delicious and healthy addition to your diet. They’re low in calorie, naturally sweet and loaded with vitamins.
1 cup of strawberries has under 60 calories, making them the perfect snack or addition to any meal.
How to Store Strawberry Spinach Salad
This salad is best when eaten fresh but will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
After a few days, the strawberries will start to get a little bit slimy and will not be as crisp/fresh.
Other healthy lunch recipes:
If you’re looking for other recipes to pack for lunch we have lots of options!
Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 oz baby spinach
- 1 cup strawberries sliced
- ½ cup crumbled goat cheese (sub feta)
- ¼ cup pecans (sub sunflower seeds)
Honey Poppyseed Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- In a bowl assemble your spinach, sliced strawberries, goat cheese and pecans.
- Mix together your dressing.
- Serve dressing on the side or toss everything together.
Carol English says
I make this salad often. Tonight I used Spring Mix Isince that’s what I had also threw in some red onion slivers. You can’t go wrong with this salad. The dressing is great and I like it on other salads that I make containing fruit.
Anne Meacham says
The Best Salad I Have Ever, Ever And.
Ever Had In My ENTIRE Life!
Love Anne Meacham.