How to Cook Appetizing Strawberry Salad

Strawberry Salad. Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette This is a great, easy summer salad with a lot of options as to mixing and matching. When the Gorgonzola cheese and balsamic vinaigrette combine it gets all tart and creamy! In a small bowl, mix the ramen noodles, almonds, sunflower seeds and melted butter.

In fact, strawberries and balsamic vinegar are often paired together in Italian desserts (here's our spin on it!). So for this salad, we used our favorite vinaigrette method to whip up a creamy balsamic dressing that perfectly accentuates the bright red sweet berries. Turn Strawberry Salad into a Main Dish. You can have Strawberry Salad using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Strawberry Salad

1. Prepare 1 pkg of ramen noodles, crushed,flavor packet discarded.
2. You need 1/4 cup of sliced almonds.
3. You need 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds.
4. You need 1/4 cup of butter,melted.
5. You need 1 head of romaine lettuce washed and dried.
6. You need 1 (5 ounce) of bag spinach.
7. Prepare 1 pint of strawberries hulled and thinly sliced.
8. Prepare 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
9. You need of Dressing.
10. You need 3/4 cup of sugar.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar.
12. Prepare 3/4 cup of vegetable oil.
13. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.
14. It's 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
15. You need 2 cloves of garlic minced.

Fresh Strawberry Salad makes about four main dish sized servings. For added protein add grilled or rotisserie chicken, salmon, turkey breast, or tuna. How to Toast Nuts for Strawberry Salad. Toasted nuts make the perfect addition to this Strawberry Salad.

Strawberry Salad step by step

1. In a small bowl,mix the ramen noodles,almonds,sunflower seeds and melted butter. You need to toast the mixture. I toasted mine in a skillet on the stove stirring occasionally until browned, remove and let cool.. You can toast them in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit stirring occasionally until browned about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool..
2. Tear the lettuce and combine in a large bowl with the spinach,strawberries and cheese. Refrigerate..
3. Dressing. Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar. Combine the oil,paprika,salt and garlic and then add to the sugar-vinegar mixture. Mix well and refrigerate til ready to serve..
4. When ready to serve,sprinkle the crunch topping over salad and toss salad with enough dressing to coat the greens. You will have plenty of leftover dressing..
5. To preserve the salad for another meal,keep the strawberries,crunchy topping, and dressing separate and prepare individually as needed.

This strawberry-spinach salad makes a wonderful light summer meal. All of the flavors and colors complement one another very nicely. Farmers here in Washington grow a lot of strawberries, and they're the sweetest ones I've ever tasted. I'm always looking for new and different ways to use them. —Perlene Hoekema, Lynden, Washington Strawberry Spinach Salad. You know how I love my spinach salads, especially when there's an abundance of fresh summer strawberries involved!