delicious salad for summer. The ideal ratio of sweet to salty. Before using, shake the dressing once more if it separates.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 ½ teaspoons minced shallots
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
- 10 strawberries, sliced
- ⅓ cup toasted pecans
- ½ (4 ounce) log goat cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Place sugar, balsamic vinegar, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, shallots, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika in a container with a tight-fitting lid; shake until mixed well. Add oil and shake to mix. Refrigerate for flavors to blend, 1 hour.
- Combine spinach, strawberries, pecans, and goat cheese in a bowl. Add dressing; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 283 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 69 mg |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Yes, I changed it some. Instead of white sugar, I used Sweet n Low. In place of vegetable oil, I used sesame oil. Instead of baby spinach leaves, I used spring mix greens. I added a few blueberries and crumbled the toasted pecans
Use less sugar
Too much sugar.
I make a very similar salad (dressing) and the ratio is 1/2 cup sugar to 1 cup oil. It’s a delicious salad that everyone loves.
I think it should be 2/3 tsp or 2/3 tbl sugar – not 2/3 of a cup of sugar 🙂
There are many strawberry and spinach salads recipes, but it is the dressing makes the salad. I felt this one was a bit too sweet for me, although my son and husband liked it, they are the sweet eaters in the house. So if you have a sweet tooth, you’d like this dressing. I had some blueberries to use up, so I tossed them in also.