Strawberry Spinach Basil Salad

By: Krolls Korner

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Updated: 10/14/2023

Strawberry Spinach Salad: the Spring & Summer Salad you’ve been searching for! Light, refreshing, crunchy and nutrient rich!

Strawberry Spinach Basil Salad screams warmer weather. It’s Spring here in Fresno about 68 degrees today but in a month or so these temps will be screaming 90 and above!

A many of you know the Pilates studio I am working at is called BEYOND Studios – we teach reformer Pilates and needless to say – I’m HOOKED.

I love that it is low-impact, yet we make it challenging by adding in cardio components (like using the trampoline)! We call the workout PHIT – Pilates Hybrid Interval Training – have you worked out on a reformer before? If not, you should try!

Between teaching classes, I make recipes for the blog. Living the dream life!!

It’s almost 1 year since I left my stable 8-5 job and I am so thankful for this new life I have made for myself. AND ultra thankful for all of your love and support!!! Would not be here if it wasn’t for you. So a million times thank you.

As a dietitian I love being able to combine my passion for health and nutrition with teaching fitness. They go hand in hand! Since I do workout so often I am constantly thinking of creative ways to fuel my body – this salad paired with a Margarita Pizza the other night hit the spot! 

What makes this salad different from other spinach strawberry salads?

• I use fresh basil in my salad and the dressing is the ultimate kicker.
• The other fixings in this salad include red onions, feta cheese, and walnuts…and strawberries of course!

Tell me more about this dressing…

• This dressing is hands down one of my favorite dressings of all time and it’s only 4 ingredients yet producers smashing results.
• You will use either boysenberry or strawberry preserves and mix with olive oil, balsamic and Sriracha. If your preserves are a little think, you can always toss in the food processor and pulse a few times. That’s it!

This salad is…

• Loaded with flavonoids and polyphenols (hello seasonal berries) 
• Crunchy
• Seasonal 
• Easy to make
• Refreshing 

I hope you enjoy it!! 

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Spinach, Basil, and Strawberry Summer Salad

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 5 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

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Simple ingredients and perfect for summer!

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• ▢ 2 Tbsp. Boysenberry or strawberry preserves
• ▢ 1 tsp. Sriracha sauce (or another hot sauce you prefer)
• ▢ 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ▢ 6 cups baby spinach leaves, chopped
• ▢ 1 cup fresh basil (chiffonade)
• ▢ 1 small red onion (halved and sliced thinly crosswise)
• ▢ 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• ▢ 2 cups fresh strawberries (sliced)
• ▢ 4 oz. feta cheese

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Instructions 

• Combine vinegar, preserves, hot sauce, and olive oil in a small bowl or jar. Shake/whisk until combined and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix spinach, basil, onion, and walnuts. Drizzle dressing over lightly and toss to mix. Gently stir in strawberries and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Right before serving, top with the feta cheese.

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is automatically calculated. It should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Kroll's Korner can’t make any guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

© Author: Tawnie Graham of Kroll's Korner

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