Description
Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing is a vibrant and delicious dish that brings together fresh, nutritious ingredients for a delightful meal. This salad features juicy strawberries and creamy avocado, tossed with baby spinach and finished with a homemade poppyseed dressing that adds a perfect balance of sweetness and tang. Ideal for summer picnics, potlucks, or light weeknight dinners, this recipe is quick to prepare and can be customized to suit your taste. Enjoy it as a refreshing side or add protein to make it a satisfying main course.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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
- 1/3 cup avocado oil (or olive oil)
- 3 tablespoons red apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
Instructions
- To prepare the dressing, whisk together avocado oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, poppy seeds, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl or jar until well combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine baby spinach, sliced strawberries, diced avocado, crumbled cheese, toasted almonds, and sliced red onion.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad ingredients and gently toss until evenly coated.
- Serve immediately for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (150g)
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 15mg