Strawberry Spinach Summer Salad
Summer is the time of lots of outdoor activity and movement, picnics and BBQs, and a good excuse for getting together and sharing dishes that highlight the season’s best produce. If that dish also provides you with a variety of nutrients and is a perfect post-recovery meal, all the better. Enter Pilates instructor Tela Anderson’s Strawberry Spinach Summer Salad — it’s easy to throw together after a sweaty workout, features delicious and healthy seasonal ingredients, and it makes any meal that much better.
“After a Pilates or weight training workout, my favorite snack is a spinach, strawberry, feta cheese, and pepita salad.”
Ingredients
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 cups lightly packed baby spinach
1/2 cup thinly sliced strawberries
2 Tbsp. pepitas
2 oz. crumbled feta cheese
Directions
Prepare the dressing: In a jar with a lid, add the oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Shake to mix.
Assemble the salad: Add the spinach to a serving bowl and top with the strawberries, pepitas, and feta cheese. Add the dressing and serve immediately.
Tips
Use the sweetest strawberries you can find for the best flavor. If you don’t have strawberries, substitute with raspberries, blueberries, or dried cranberries.
Add protein to this salad with grilled chicken, chickpeas, quinoa, or grilled salmon.
Prep the salad in advance and store everything in separate airtight containers until you’re ready to eat it. Dress and toss the salad just before serving.
Keep any leftover dressing in the fridge in an air-tight container for 4-5 days.
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