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Spinach Berry Salad with Sweet Poppy Seed Dressing
Fresh Spinach with Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Feta Cheese, Red Onions, Sliced Almonds and topped with a Homemade Sweet Poppy Seed Dressing.
Spring is right around the corner which means potlucks and parties are coming. Fresh salads and bright desserts are always perfect to bring to a party or shower. This Strawberry Spinach Salad with Feta and Poppy Seed Dressing is always a crowd-pleasing popular salad.
The beauty of this Spinach Berry Salad with Sweet Poppy Seed Dressing is the variety of berries — strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries used to keep the flavors interesting. Feta cheese is added for a salty tangy taste. You can use a milder cheese such as grated mozzarella as well. Sliced or slivered almonds are added for crunch. If you want to elevate the salad, you can toss the almonds in some sugar in a pan and caramelize the sugar to make sugared almonds. The thinly sliced red onions give the salad a savory flavor.
The Sweet Poppy Seed Dressing is made with oil, vinegar, sugar, poppy seeds, dried mustard, and salt. Super simple. Super good. You can put this dressing on any type of salad and it will be good but it always pairs so nicely with salads with fruit. The key is to shake, shake, shake before serving as the sugar settles to the bottom of the jar.
You can use all types of vinegar in this poppyseed dressing. If you desire a light-colored dressing, use white vinegar. If you want a sweet tang to your dressing, use apple cider vinegar. If you want to compliment the berries, use a raspberry vinegar. I always pick up some Mountain Town Olive Oil when I visit Park City and the Raspberry or Blackberry Ginger are wonderful in this dressing (not sponsored, just a fan).
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Spinach Berry Salad with Sweet Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients
- 8 cups Baby Spinach Leaves
- 1 cup Strawberries sliced
- 6 ounces Blueberries
- 6 ounces Raspberries
- 4 ounces Feta Cheese
- 1/4 Red Onion thinly sliced (may use less)
- 1 cup Sliced or Slivered Almonds
Sweet Poppyseed Dressing:
- 1 cup Oil
- 1/3 cup Vinegar white, apple cider, or raspberry
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Dried Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- To make dressing: in a bowl or jar, add oil, vinegar, sugar, poppy seeds, dried mustard, and salt. Shake well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Place spinach in a large salad bowl. Top with sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, feta cheese, red onion, and almonds.
- Drizzle with poppyseed dressing.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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The taste buds explode with this salad particularly with the available fresh fruits this time of year. I fixed it for company as a side with shish ka bobs and received raves. I had enough ingredients left to toss another the next night for my husband and me. Love it!!
I’m so glad you loved it! It is perfect this time of year with fresh summer berries. Thank you for making!
My husband gets sick with poppyseeds. Do you have an alternate dressing idea that would work?
Perfection! Amazing salad and this dressing will be a staple in our home!
Delicious!!!
Can I use arugula rather than spinach?
Definitely~ I thought about using a spinach and arugula combination 🙂
Excellent!
Yummy salad!
Melissa, this salad was a hit for everyone this Christmas dinner. I tweaked it a little bit because my hubby accidently purchased blackberries instead of raspberries. No one knew the difference and RAVED about it, so both berries will work-Yay! I will most definitely be making this again and again and so will my family. 🙂
My favorite summer salad! The dressing recipe is Poppyseed perfection. I even use sugar substitute to keep it low carb friendly, and no one new the difference. Everyone raved about it.
Susie I am so happy to hear that you love this salad! Brilliant to use a sugar substitute, I’m glad it all turned out well. Thanks for using my recipe!