Strawberry and Goat Cheese Spinach Salad

June 9, 2011

Strawberry season is here and and the bounty is beautiful.  Most people turn to strawberry shortcake, strawberry ice cream, and strawberry jam...all delicious and sweet.  I also like to use strawberries in savory recipes as well as sweet.  I made this salad two summers ago when experimenting with this idea.  I really love the strawberry jam in the dressing because it adds sweetness and intensifies that strawberry flavor.  If you want to turn this salad into a main course, a grilled piece of chicken would be lovely.  I think you will be impressed by how well these flavors marry together.

Strawberry and Goat Cheese Spinach Salad

Ingredients:

Salad:
8 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
1 pint strawberries sliced
4 oz goat cheese
1/4 cup sliced toasted almonds

Dressing:
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 Tablespoon strawberry jam (preferably seedless)
6 Tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

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Strawberry and Goat Cheese Spinach Salad

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Comments

natasha's picture

wow, it looks good. I am a Chinese. But i like salad very much, especially strawberry.Thanks for your sharing!
If you like Chinese food, i can also introduce some speciality to you!