Strawberry Spinach Salad
One of my favorite summer salads is this Strawberry Spinach salad with avocados, toasted almonds and a sweet and tart balsamic dressing. All the components go so well together.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Sides
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box/bag baby spinach (10–12 oz)
- 1/2 – 1 lb fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1–2 avocados, cut into slices or cubes
- 1/4 cup toasted almonds
- 1 large shallot or half of a red onion, thinly sliced
Balsamic Mustard Dressing:
- 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, grated or minced
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- salt, pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Make the dressing first. Grate the garlic on a microplane grater and put all the ingredients into a small mason jar, the mustard, garlic, honey, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice. Shake the mason jar to combine all the ingredients into a creamy dressing. You can also whisk all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Toast the almonds and set aside to cool.
- Slice the strawberries, avocado and shallot.
- Place the spinach into a salad bowl and top with strawberries, avocados, shallot and almonds.
- Drizzle the salad with balsamic dressing. Serve right away.