Gloriously sweet strawberries, creamy feta cheese and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette over a bed of tender baby spinach makes this Strawberry Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette one irresistible salad!

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• ❤️ Why You’ll Love this Strawberry Spinach Salad
• 🛒 Ingredients in Strawberry Spinach Salad with Feta
• 🔪 How to Make Spinach Strawberry Salad
• Is Spinach Low Carb? What are the Benefits of Spinach?
• 🍽️ More Healthy Spinach Recipes
• Variations for Strawberry Spinach Salad
• 🍽️ More Healthy Salads

❤️ Why You’ll Love this Strawberry Spinach Salad

• Fresh and tender spinach
• Sweet juicy strawberries
• Creamy feta cheese, sweet red onions and toasted pecans
• Tossed in an easy homemade balsamic dressing

Strawberry spinach salad is such a great way to bring in all the flavors of summer. The sweetness of the berries and the tartness of the feta lends the most incredible combination of flavors.

For added deliciousness, roasted pecans give the salad the perfect crunch factor. Between the mouth-watering homemade balsamic vinaigrette and all the wonderful textures of this salad, your taste buds are just going to flip with the very first bite!

This recipe was inspired my friend Rae Marie in my church's women's Bible study group. Spinach and strawberry salad makes a fantastic, quick and easy lunch or it can be served as a fantastic side salad. Either way, you've simply just HAVE to give it a try.

🛒 Ingredients in Strawberry Spinach Salad with Feta

• Baby spinach
• Strawberries
• Feta cheese
• Pecans
• Red onion
• Balsamic reduction
• Light olive oil
• Sugar free apricot jam
• Dijon mustard
• Salt
• Pepper

*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

🥣 Recommended Tools

• Large bowl
• Baking sheet
• Mini chopper

🔪 How to Make Spinach Strawberry Salad

Add all of the dressing ingredients to the bowl of a mini chopper and blend until well combined, then set aside.

Pour the pecans onto a baking sheet and roast for 8 minutes @325°F for 8 minutes or until they are lightly toasted.

Allow them to cool, then chop them up.

Add the spinach to a large bowl, then add the sliced strawberries over the top. Add the onions and pecans over the top.

Pour the balsamic vinaigrette over the top right before serving.

Note: Using the balsamic reduction is important for the dressing.  If you use regular balsamic vinegar that hasn't been reduced first, you will get a much thinner dressing and it won't be as rich and sweet.  I definitely recommend taking the time to reduce it first.

Is Spinach Low Carb? What are the Benefits of Spinach?

Spinach is an extremely healthy and nutrient dense vegetable. We all remember how Popeye got his big muscles by popping opening and gobbling down a can of spinach, right? It's no wonder why! Spinach provides high amounts of carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, iron, and calcium.

And not only is it healthy, almost all the carbs in spinach come from fiber. That's especially the case with raw spinach. There's less than 1 net carb in raw spinach making it PERFECT for a low carb diet.

🍽️ More Healthy Spinach Recipes

• Spinach with Pancetta
• Spinach and Arugula Salad
• Spinach Artichoke Chicken Salad
• Pear and Pomegranate Spinach Salad

Variations for Strawberry Spinach Salad

• Use your favorite low carb nut: Pecans and walnuts are my personal favorites, but you can use slivered almond, pine nuts or even pumpkin seeds if you prefer.

• Extra berries are always great: If you have extra summer berries, add them in right along with the strawberries. In fact, I often add a few blueberries in this salad and they work so well with the other flavors. Be mindful that berries do have carbs, so you'll want to add them sparingly.

• Not a fan of feta cheese? That is perfectly okay. Keeping with the flavor profile of this salad, you can certainly substitute goat cheese in its place.

• Need a heartier meal? You can always make this spinach salad a complete meal by adding shredded chicken or shrimp. You can use leftover roasted chicken like this Roasted Chicken or you can use rotisserie chicken.

🍽️ More Healthy Salads

• Chopped Kale Salad
• Strawberry Spinach Salad
• Chickpea Salad
• Smoked Salmon Salad
• Spinach and Arugula Salad