Description
A vibrant and refreshing Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad featuring fresh baby spinach, juicy strawberries, creamy avocado, crumbled cheese, and toasted almonds, all tossed in a tangy homemade poppyseed dressing made with avocado oil, red wine vinegar, honey, and Dijon mustard.
Ingredients
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Salad Ingredients
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese (or goat cheese or feta)
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- Half a small red onion, thinly sliced
Dressing Ingredients
- 1/3 cup avocado oil (or olive oil)
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing: In a small bowl or jar, whisk together avocado oil, red wine vinegar, honey, poppy seeds, and Dijon mustard vigorously until the dressing is fully emulsified and combined.
- Season the dressing: Taste the dressing and season with fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper according to your preference.
- Combine the salad ingredients: In a large bowl, add the fresh baby spinach, sliced strawberries, diced avocado, crumbled blue cheese, toasted sliced almonds, and thinly sliced red onion.
- Add the dressing: Drizzle the prepared poppyseed dressing evenly over the combined salad ingredients.
- Toss the salad: Gently toss all the ingredients together until everything is well coated with the dressing and evenly mixed.
- Serve: Serve the salad immediately for the freshest flavor and texture. Enjoy your vibrant Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad!
Notes
- Use your choice of cheese: blue cheese, goat cheese, or feta to suit your taste.
- To toast almonds, heat them in a dry skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until fragrant and lightly browned.
- For a vegan version, omit the cheese and substitute honey with maple syrup.
- Serve the salad immediately as spinach and avocado can brown if left too long after dressing is added.
- Adjust the sweetness of the dressing by modifying the amount of honey according to your preference.
