Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Spinach salad looks best-dressed when it wears luscious red strawberries and accents of toasted pecans. Finish it out with a sweet poppy seed dressing. —Erin Loughmiller, Ridgecrest, California
10 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons white or balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 package (9 ounces) fresh spinach, trimmed
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Directions
- Place the first eight ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid;
- shake well. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Just before serving, combine the remaining ingredients in a large
- bowl. Shake dressing and drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 10
- servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 141 calories, 11 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 23 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber,