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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 162.2
  • Total Fat: 15.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 49.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 2.7 g

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Spinach-Berry Salad

Submitted by: CHEF_MEG
Spinach-Berry Salad

Introduction

Fresh and juicy during spring and summer months, strawberries are delicious when combined with tender spinach and crunchy toasted almonds.
Fresh and juicy during spring and summer months, strawberries are delicious when combined with tender spinach and crunchy toasted almonds.

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1/3 cup almonds, slivered
    4 cups baby spinach
    3/4 cup strawberries, quartered
    1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    1 teaspoon honey
    3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    Salt and pepper to taste

Tips

Instead of slicing strawberries for the salad, quarter them. Quartered strawberries are easier to pick up with a fork.

When you include caloric, high-flavor ingredients such as nuts or cheese in a salad, spread the flavor around by finely chopping, crumbling, or slicing those ingredients. A little will truly go a long way.

Top this or any salad with three ounces of your favorite lean protein to give it some staying power.



From The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose The Weight.


Directions

Place the almonds in a dry skillet or saute pan. Cook over low heat, shaking the pan the entire time until the almonds are toasting. The almonds are done when you start to smell a "nutty" scent.

Remove almonds from the pan to cool. (Do not cool in the skillet because they will burn from the heat that remains in the pan.)

Prepare the dressing by placing the vinegar, mustard, and honey in a mixing bowl. Slowly whisk in the oil.

Place the spinach in a large bowl. Add the strawberries, almonds, and dressing. Toss to coat. If desired, season with a pinch of salt and pepper.


Serve immediately. 1 1/4 cups per serving






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  • HOPE4METOO

    Incredible!
    79 of 81 people found this review helpful
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    I love this. I use the maple grove strawberry balsmic dressing (it is low cal) So even when strawberries are out of season, I use some grilled chicken with the strawberry dressing - 11/5/09

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  • KUEENKAREN


    45 of 46 people found this review helpful
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    I use a little low fat/low cal raspberry vinaigrette and add some low fat feta, it's very delicious! - 11/5/09

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  • SUGARPUNK52

    Very Good
    42 of 42 people found this review helpful
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    I used walnuts instead of almonds.GREAT! - 11/5/09

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  • LOLAMOM2


    38 of 43 people found this review helpful
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    I am too lazy to mix my own dressing. I use fat-free poppyseed dressing or Ken's Healthy Options Sweet Vidalia. It is also not necessary to toast the almonds--I prefer them anemic. Also when strawberries are out ot season, dried cranberries (craisens) are a good substitute. - 11/5/09

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  • 40DOOM

    O.K.
    26 of 29 people found this review helpful
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    Only 4 cups of spinach for 4 servings? That is way too small a portion. Also, you only need a 2 to 1 ratio of oil to vinegar. Otherwise, this will be way too oily. Load up on the spinach and add blueberries, strawberries, apples, etc. Feta cheese would be delish as well. - 5/18/10

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  • IGGLES08

    Incredible!
    25 of 26 people found this review helpful
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    This is my favorite summer salad. I use Ken's lite raspberry vinegarette dressing...delicious!! - 11/5/09

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  • K9CLAUDIA

    Incredible!
    22 of 22 people found this review helpful
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    I LOVE this recipe! It was s-o-o-o GOOD, that I ate the whole thing throughout the day. I am going to make it again for my lunch this week, and add some grilled chicken. This one is definitely going to be made several times; a good summertime meal. - 3/14/10

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  • RODEORHI83

    Very Good
    20 of 21 people found this review helpful
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    I threw a bit of chopped cucumber on the top and didn't even need the dressing. Next time I may try shopped apples for a different sweetness - 8/5/09

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  • MONAC58


    19 of 19 people found this review helpful
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    I have NOT tried this recipe but I have the same one using mandarin oranges in place of the strawberries. It is a family favorite. Thought others might like to try that version as well. - 1/31/10

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  • SCIGEEK

    Good
    19 of 23 people found this review helpful
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    Good combination of veggies and fruit but thought the dressing was way too oily. I will make this again but will use a Kraft light dressing of some kind instead. - 8/4/09

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  • BABYLOBO3


    15 of 17 people found this review helpful
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    Its a great recipe, its low carb. and thats what I need for my diet. - 10/13/09

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  • FANCEEEFACE

    Incredible!
    13 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    I added 1 cup of peeled/chopped cucumbers and 4 thin red onion slices. The salad was great and so was the homemade dressing. Kids loved it. Thanks BUNCHES!! - 3/12/10

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  • DONNAC228


    12 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    I've been making a similar salad for ages, but I only use the balsamic vinegar for dressing, no oil etc, it cuts down the fat calories and it's good without the oil. I've also used blueberries, pears or oranges if I didn't have strawberries. They're all good. - 2/3/10

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  • EMILYBEMENT

    Very Good
    12 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    I have also made this with raspberries and roasted red peppers...yummy, kick it up and add some hot peppers roasted. - 11/5/09

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  • LOVE_2_RUN

    Incredible!
    10 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    I love all of the ingredients in this! I doubled the recipe and really cut down the amount of oil, only used about 2 Tbs for double the dressing. I used more of a really high quality balsamic to make up for it. Would use less dijon next time, tasted to mustardy to me, everyone else loved it! - 5/1/10

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  • SEKHMET786

    Incredible!
    9 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    Delicious! I had to make a couple of substitutions for the dressing since I didn't have honey or dijon mustard on hand. I used a pinch of sugar and mango-curry mustard. Still came out wonderful. Even my picky 11-year-old liked it. I added to my cookbook and will definitely make again! - 11/24/09

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  • ATHOMPSON32

    Incredible!
    8 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    i made this for a group of people and they all loved it. i loved the dressing - very easy to make. - 12/10/09

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  • AJENAN

    Very Good
    7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    The dressing is super yummy but a bit too oily. I'm going to try it with less oil next time. Also, the salad is great with blackberries and pecans instead of strawberries and almonds. - 1/6/10

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  • SZNN4570


    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    Great base-I use walnuts or pecans and flavored vinegars - 2/1/10

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  • BETTYAHE


    5 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    I have had a similar salad before and it was delicious. I will probably add cucumbers, shredded carrots and some cherry/grape tomatoes to make it more filling and get more veggies in. I will probably also use one of the Ken's healthy choice salad dressings to make it lower calories and carbs. - 11/5/09

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  • LOVEPAINTING

    Incredible!
    5 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    I have made this before and it's great. - 11/3/09

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  • MARYMAC45

    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    I will have this again. - 7/31/09

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  • 50PLUSBABY


    4 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    I have had spinach and strawberry salad before but I bet the almonds give it a different flavor, will try this weekend. - 11/5/09

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  • FLUFFY1959

    Incredible!
    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    going to fix again for lunch today! YUMMMMMMY - 11/5/09

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  • EGGBASKET1

    Incredible!
    4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    GREAT SALAD AND LOW CAL TOO ! MANY OPTIONS TO MAKE IT EVEN LOWER IN CALORIES. - 11/5/09

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