Spinach Strawberry Salad is vibrant and colorful, making it a perfect salad to serve for a special holiday occasion,. It is also festive enough to make for parties, birthday celebrations, or anniversary dinners.

Salad Ingredients

This salad features healthy, whole-food ingredients that are as nutritious as they are delicious:

• Spinach is a leafy green vegetable high in fiber and is a great source of many vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium.
• Strawberries are incredibly rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, such as Vitamin C, Manganese, Folate, and Potassium.  They are a good source of fiber.  Not only are they delicious and rich in nutrients, but these berries are also beautiful and add color and brightness to any salad!
• Blueberries are highly nutritious, low in calories, and very tasty! They will provide color, a festive look, and a perfectly balanced sweetness to the salad.
• Pecans. Toasted pecans add a nutty flavor and crunch to the strawberry spinach salad. They are also packed with healthy fats, and protein, and are a good source of calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
• Feta cheese is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep’s milk (or from a mixture of goat and sheep’s milk). It has a crumbly, creamy, and sometimes grainy texture – which works perfectly with spinach and strawberries in a salad!

Balsamic glaze salad dressing

• The salad dressing is made with only 2 simple ingredients: Balsamic vinegar and honey (or brown sugar).
• Make the balsamic glaze by cooking down the balsamic vinegar together with a small amount of honey or brown sugar in a saucepan until the mixture reduces by about half.
• In this recipe, combine 1 cup of balsamic vinegar + ¼ cup of honey or brown sugar and cook it down.
• Consistency should be syrupy and thick enough to coat the back of the spoon but should not be overly thick.

How to make spinach strawberry salad

The beauty of this salad is its simplicity. Only 6 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time – and the salad is ready in no time!  Here are the basic steps (scroll down to the recipe card for the full recipe):

1. Combine spinach, sliced strawberries, blueberries, and crumbled feta cheese in a large bowl. Toss to combine.
2. Divide the salad among the individual serving bowls.
3. Top each serving bowl with whole and chopped pecans.
4. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.  You can make your own glaze from scratch using balsamic vinegar and honey.  Or, use other options that I listed.