A refreshing and mouthwatering strawberry spinach salad full of flavor and textures with juicy strawberries, almonds, soft feta, and fresh spinach greens tossed with a creamy poppy seed dressing.

Spinach and strawberry salad in bowl.

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Why I Love This Recipe

  • Fresh summer salad: This strawberry spinach salad is the perfect way to incorporate fresh and juicy summer berries, as well as lots of colorful greens!
  • Easy to make: Whether you make it as a side dish to a family dinner, for a light lunch or to take to a summer potluck, it’s always a crowd pleaser!

Recipe Ingredients

Spinach strawberry salad in bowl.

This strawberry spinach salad is just so simple to make with the perfect combination! It is full of sweet, savory, and crunchy deliciousness. All you need is spinach, strawberries, feta cheese and sliced almonds.

My favorite dressing for this recipe is poppy seed dressing. A cilantro lime dressing or balsamic vinaigrette dressing would be great, too.

How to Make Strawberry Spinach Salad

Pouring poppy seed dressing over salad.
  • Place the spinach in a large bowl. Next add the sliced strawberries, cheese and nuts.
  • Drizzle desired dressing over top and then toss with salad tongs. Serve immediately. 

Substitutions and Variations

Make Ahead and Storing

While an assembled and dressed salad is best served immediately, you can prep parts of this spinach and strawberry salad ahead of time.

Prepare all the ingredients including dressing and store individually in separate containers or individual jars in the refrigerator. When ready to assemble the fresh salad, simply toss the ingredients into a large serving bowl.

Strawberry spinach salad in a white bowl.

I love to make salads to enjoy at lunchtime! This summer salad recipe is a favorite as well as egg salad and my easy taco salad.

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Spinach Strawberry Salad

5 from 11 votes
Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
A refreshing strawberry spinach salad is full of flavor and textures with juicy strawberries, almonds, soft feta, and fresh spinach greens tossed with a creamy poppy seed dressing.
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Ingredients 

  • 8 cups baby spinach , stems removed
  • 1 pint strawberries , sliced in half
  • ¼ cup feta cheese , blue cheese or goat cheese
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds , or pecans

Optional mix-ins: chicken, cucumbers, avocado, extra veggies

For serving: Poppy seed dressing, vinaigrette, ranch or balsamic

Instructions

  • Place the spinach in a large bowl. Next add the sliced strawberries, cheese and nuts. Add additional mix-ins if desired. 
  • Drizzle the dressing over top and then toss with salad tongs. Serve immediately. 

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Notes

Extra mix-ins (calories not included in count): 
  • Greens: mixed salad greens, romaine or kale
  • Veggies: bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots, radishes or radicchio
  • Fruit: raspberries, blueberries or dried cranberries
  • Cheese: feta, goat or blue cheese
  • Nuts: can substitute with pecans pieces or candied pecans
  • Protein: grilled chicken or steak
  • Dressing: poppy seed dressing, vinaigrette, balsamic or ranch

Nutrition

Calories: 115kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 8mg, Sodium: 153mg, Potassium: 563mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 5680IU, Vitamin C: 86.5mg, Calcium: 142mg, Iron: 2.4mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.