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    Home » 30 min meals

    Published: Feb 20, 2020 · Modified: Nov 20, 2022 by Wajiha · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Spinach and Berry Salad with Strawberry vinaigrette

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    Not a very salad savy person, but I do like the occasional fancy looking salads, like this Spinach and Strawberry salad, that goes like a dream with a strawberry vinaigrette.

    I originally made this salad so I could finally have some variation to serve on dinner parties, other than the more popular pasta salad and sweet cashew salad that I regularly make. But I now think, this is going into the list of “strawberry season must-make recipes”. The ingredients are very simple and if you like berries and greens, this is the salad for you.

    Bonus: This salad has a nice sweet and tangy Salad dressing made with strawberries that just adds that extra oomph.

    Making the strawberry Vinaigrette

    This strawberry vinaigrette is literally the show stealer. The bright pink color, and a sweet tangy flavor makes it stand apart from regular dressings

    strawberry vinaigrette ready in a glass jar.

    The dressing has strawberries in it, other than oil, vinegar, honey and seasoning. You can use frozen or fresh strawberries for this mix. Simply chuck all the ingredients in a blender and blend away. Or you could even use an immersion blender to get the job done. Once you get a nice smooth mix, you know its done.

    ingredients for the strawberry vinaigrette
    Ingredients for strawberry vinaigrette

    How to store and use the strawberry vinaigrette?

    Make the vinaigrette and store separately. Use it on the salad when you are ready to eat. This dressing can last for up-to 3 days in the fridge, if you make excess. Keep in a container with lid.

    Other salad dressing options:

    • You can use the same recipe and use raspberries instead of strawberries.
    • You can also do a basic vinaigrette to go with this salad, with lemon, olive oil, salt, pepper and honey.
    • You can simply chose to season the salad with lemon, salt and pepper.

    Ingredients for the Green berry Salad

    top view of all the ingredients needed to make the spinach and strawberry salad
    Ingredients for assembling the salad

    All the ingredients you need to whip up this salad are neatly laid out in the picture above. There’s some spinach, blueberry and strawberries, almonds, feta cheese and of course, the strawberry vinaigrette.

    Ingredient Alternatives

    Spinach – If you aren’t fond of spinach or don’t have any at hand, you can use arugula or rocket leaves as well!

    Feta cheese – Feta cheese is a personal preference, having been born and raised in the Middle East. But you can also use goat cheese instead of Feta

    Berries – This salad is essentially based on strawberries, so of course that isn’t substitute-able. But you can add black berries or raspberries in the mix.

    Nuts – I went with almonds for this particular recipe. But be creative and add any nuts of your liking, like walnuts, pecan or cashew. Or skip nuts altogether!

    How to keep your greens fresh

    Greens that are consumed raw need to be fresh and crunchy when you eat them. Best way to keep your greens looking fresh, is washing them by ice cold water.

    Fill a large bowl with ice cold water and dip your spinach or arugula or any other greens in it. Making sure that they are fully submerged. Let the leaves sit in for 5 mins. Slowly start removing the leaves from the top, trying not to disturb the water a lot. You will see a layer of dirt collected at the bottom of your bowl. You can rinse these leaves once more with cold water and they are good to go!

    Assembling the Spinach and Berry Salad

    leafy greens (spinach) in a white bowl against a wooden backdrop
    Start by layering spinach leaves on the bottom of the bowl
    spinach and blueberry tossed in a bowl to make the spinach and berry salad
    Toss in a few blueberries on it
    sliced strawberries, blueberries and spinach tossed in a white plate on a wooden board
    Add in sliced strawberries in the mix
    Assembliing the strawberry salad by sprinkling crumbled feta cheese
    Crumble feta cheese on top of the salad.

    You can stop right here and refrigerate the salad if you are going to have it later. If you are going to have it right away, then top it with some almonds and drizzle that rich strawberry vinaggraite and dig right in.

    Make it a meal.

    This salad is already packed with nutrients and is super filling. But you can also turn it into a full fledged meal with a piece of grilled fish or chicken right on top of it, (marinated with some basic salt, pepper, lemon and garlic).

    Add some pita chips to add some crunch and carbs to the meal.

    How to store it?

    You can store the salad in any container with lid, for up to 3 days as long as you haven’t poured in the vinaigrette.

    spinach and berry salad ready

    Spinach and Strawberry Salad

    spinach and berry salad side view

    Berry Salad

    A sweet salad made with a combination of leafy greens, strawberry, blueberries, nuts and feta cheese, paired with a vinaigrette made with strawberries.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: brunch, Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine: International
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 600kcal
    Author: Wajiha

    Ingredients

    Salad

    • 1 cup strawberries thinly sliced
    • 3/4 cup blueberries
    • 5 cups spinach leaves
    • 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese or feta cheese
    • 12 to 13 roasted almonds sliced or whole

    Strawberry Vinaigrette

    • 2 pinches of salt
    • 1/2 cup strawberries fresh or frozen
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 1/4 cup honey
    • 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder or freshly crushed adjust to taste
    • 1 tbsp of vinegar

    Instructions

    • Strawberry Vinaigrette
    • Toss all the ingredients of the Vinaigrette in the blender and blend until you reach a smooth silky consistency.
    • Pour in a small bowl or cup with a lid.
    • Keep refrigerated till it needs to be used.
    • Salad assembling
    • Wash the green leaves with ice cold water and pat dry.
    • Layer a bowl with all the greens and add berries and nuts on top of it.
    • Crumble cheese on the salad and drizzle the salad dressing all over.
    • Consume immediately after adding dressing.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 29gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 883mgFiber: 16gSugar: 50g
    Can’t wait to see your remakes! Tag meon IG with your pictures @butteroverbae
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    Comments

    1. FSIR says

      February 24, 2020 at 8:13 am

      Thank you for this amazing recipe! I made it for a healthy work lunch! It went down beautifully! Substituted the strawberries with raspberries 🙂

      Reply
      • Wajiha says

        February 24, 2020 at 1:06 pm

        yay! Thats the beauty of such recipes. You can literally substitute and remix and make it your own! you definitely sound creative! so happy you tried it!

        Reply
        • Fatima says

          June 08, 2021 at 3:48 pm

          Hi, can we use any other leaves than spinach ? Like roca or which one you recommend ? Thanks

          Reply
          • Wajiha says

            June 10, 2021 at 8:48 am

            absolutely! you totally can! you can also use arugula leaves

            Reply
    2. FSIR says

      February 24, 2020 at 8:03 am

      Hey! Wajiha thank you for being so awesome with your recipes! I made this for our office healthy salad lunchathon 🙂 A bunch of us have come together and take turns making Salads for a healthier, more filling and leaner weekday lunch! Used this as my inspiration, added some rocket salad, Chinese cabbage, as well as grilled kababs for the protein content. Didn’t have strawberries handy, used raspberries instead! Looked so tempting, and tasting yumm! Thank you once again 🙂

      Reply
      • Wajiha says

        February 24, 2020 at 1:06 pm

        That sounds like a really fun remix! I am totally going to try this out with raspberries now!

        Reply
    3. Wajeeha says

      February 21, 2020 at 5:18 am

      This looks super delicious…Im not a salad person either but im all over this one…will try it asap!!

      Reply
      • Wajiha says

        February 23, 2020 at 6:01 am

        haha then you and me can be best friends. no salads for life….oh the dream man!

        Reply
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