Enjoy summer all year long! This light strawberry salad with spinach will be perfect at summer BBQ’s, dinner parties, or just for a quick and easy lunch.
Strawberries and spinach just seem to scream “Summer” to me. The sweet berries blend well with the savory, peppery, flavor of fresh spinach. Add the bite of red onions, topped with the crunch of walnuts and the creamy of the mozzarella cheese and you have a summer strawberry salad that will please nearly anyone’s taste buds!
Strawberries are loaded with Vitamin C, and can help your body absorb the iron in the spinach. This makes it a healthy choice, too.
Ingredients you need for the best strawberry spinach salad
- Baby spinach leaves
- Fresh strawberries
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Red onions
- Walnuts
How to put this easy salad recipe together:
- Place spinach in a salad bowl.
- Top the spinach with half of the cheese and walnuts.
- Place red onions on top, then sprinkle more strawberry slices over that.
- Sprinkle more walnuts and cheese as desired.
- Top with your choice of dressing.
What dressing flavors go well with this spinach and strawberry salad?
This salad can go with lots of different salad dressing flavors. Some ideas to try:
- Poppy seed dressing
- Balsamic vinegar and olive oil mixed
Other ways to customize this salad
- Add grilled chicken for a complete meal
- Top with mandarin oranges for a citrus burst
- Swap the mozzarella cheese for feta cheese
- Swap the walnuts for candied pecans or toasted pecans
Other strawberry recipes to try
- Strawberry Orange Mock Mimosa
- Strawberry Glazed Scones
- Strawberry Coconut Granola
- Strawberry Lemonade Macarons
- Strawberry Balsamic Puff Pastry
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- • 1 Cup Fresh Baby Spinach
- • ⅓ Cup Strawberries, sliced
- • ⅓ Cup Shredded Mozzarella
- • 3 Medium Red Onion Rings
- • 3 Tablespoons Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Place spinach in a salad bowl.
- Top the spinach with half of the cheese and walnuts.
- Place the three red onion rings on top then sprinkle all of the strawberry slices over the onion rings.
- Sprinkle the rest of the walnuts and cheese over the top of everything then finish it off with your favorite dressing and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1 saladAmount Per Serving Calories 3270Total Fat 184gSaturated Fat 34gTrans Fat 2gUnsaturated Fat 133gCholesterol 18mgSodium 6073mgCarbohydrates 35gFiber 25gSugar 44gProtein 53g
I do my best to make sure these numbers are accurate, however, please be your own best advocate and double check!
Love adding strawberries to my salad and this is so refreshing! I love the crunchy bites of the walnuts too.
This is one of my all-time favorite salads — I usually use pecans, but like the walnut option you suggested! Have a great weekend.
Strawberries & walnuts, this is a salad I can really get behind! Thanks!