Strawberry-Almond-Goat Cheese Salad

Name: Strawberry-Almond-Goat Cheese Salad
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh strawberries, halved; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard; ½ cup canola oil; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon poppy seeds; ¼ cup sliced almonds; 7–10 cups baby spinach; 1 quart strawberries, sliced; 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Strawberries

By Corrine Kozlak

Published 2023

About

This is my favorite go-to salad, as it’s always a crowd-pleaser. To save time, you may substitute store-bought poppy seed dressing.

Ingredients

Dressing

1 cup fresh strawberries, halved
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1

Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

To make dressing, pulse 1 cup strawberries, vinegar, maple syrup, and mustard in the bowl of a food processor until smooth and combined. With machine running, slowly add oil until emulsified. Add salt, pepper, and poppy seeds; pulse twice. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

To make salad, preheat oven to