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Strawberry Spinach Salad
A fresh, vibrant, Strawberry Spinach Salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing, candied pecans, and insanely delicious flavors!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Marsha McDougal📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●blender
- ●whisk
- ●skillet
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the dressing
2
Start by making the homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Add the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, minced garlic clove, dried basil, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper to a jar, bowl, or blender. Close the jar and shake the ingredients together, whisk in a bowl, or blend until the dressing is evenly combined. Set the dressing aside.
balsamic vinegar ($0.45)3 Tbsphoney ($0.50)2 Tbsp¼ tsp salt ($0.01)salt ($0.01)1 pinch
3
Make the candied pecans
4
Next make the candied pecans. Add the butter, brown sugar and a pinch of salt to a small non-stick skillet. Heat over medium heat while stirring.
brown sugar ($0.08)2 Tbsp¼ tsp salt ($0.01)salt ($0.01)1 pinch
5
Melt
6
Once the butter and brown sugar begins to melt add the chopped pecans to the skillet and stir with the brown sugar mixture. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring every ⏱️ 10-15 seconds until the brown sugar fully melts (looks glossy instead of grainy) and completely coats the pecans.
brown sugar ($0.08)2 Tbsp
7
Cool
8
Remove the skillet from the heat immediately and transfer the candied pecans to a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread the pecans out evenly in a flat layer and allow them to cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes while the candied coating fully hardens.
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Prep the ingredients
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Now prep the strawberries, red onion and feta cheese. Remove the stems and slice the strawberries, thinly slice the red onion, and crumble the feta. Set these ingredients to the side.
feta cheese (crumbled, $1.82**)2 oz
11
Add the dressing
12
Divide the spinach between four plates. Drizzle 2 Tbsp of balsamic vinaigrette on top of each bed of spinach.
13
Serve
14
Add sliced strawberries, red onions, a tablespoon or two of candied pecans, and a tablespoon of feta cheese to each salad. Feel free to drizzle a little more balsamic vinaigrette over the top of each and enjoy!
feta cheese (crumbled, $1.82**)2 oz
Nutrition Facts
calories
405 kcal
fat Content
33 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sodium Content
400 mg
protein Content
6 g
carbohydrate Content
27 g
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