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Strawberry Spinach Salad
Nothing screams spring like this fresh Strawberry Spinach Salad with homemade strawberry vinaigrette, candied pecans, mandarin oranges and creamy, salty flavor packed blue cheese.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 229 kcal
24 oz. bag of spinach 2 cups strawberries ¼ to ⅛ cup blue cheese crumbled (depending on preference) ¼ red onion thinly sliced 10 oz. mandarin oranges (canned or fresh) 1 cup candied pecans
Cook's Tips:
Candied pecans can be made from scratch (try this Candied Pecan Recipe ) or purchased at your local grocery store. You can also buy them on Amazon HERE .
Replace the blue cheese with goat cheese, Gorgonzola, or any other tangy cheese.
The strawberry vinaigrette can be replaced with any type of vinaigrette .
Use candied walnuts, almonds, or any other kind of crunchy sweet or salty treats for the added texture in your salad.
Trade the mandarin oranges for grapefruit, pears, grapes or any other fruit you like. Or just add more fruit.
Serving: 1 cup | Calories: 229 kcal | Carbohydrates: 23 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 116 mg | Potassium: 201 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 18 g | Vitamin A: 335 IU | Vitamin C: 55.6 mg | Calcium: 44 mg | Iron: 0.7 mg