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Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
Toss up our spinach and strawberry salad drizzled with a homemade champagne vinaigrette, goat cheese, and toasted pine nuts for a refreshing, light, and flavorful side dish to any main course!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Rest Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 299 kcal

Ingredients
  

Salad

  • 1 cup spinach
  • 2 cups baby arugula
  • 2 cups strawberries sliced
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 3 oz. goat cheese

Champagne Vinaigrette

  • 1/2 shallot minced
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp champagne vinegar
  • 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp Herbes de Provence
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • ground pepper

Instructions
 

Cut the Vegetables and Fruits
  • Clean and remove the hull or calyx (green leafy top) from the strawberries. Slice them into 1/4-inch slices. Set aside.
  • Clean, remove seeds, and thinly slice red bell pepper, lengthwise. Then cut each slice in half. Set aside.
  • Roughly chop cilantro. Set aside.
  • Mince shallots (for the ciseler technique, view the instruction video above in the need-to-know section).
Make the Vinaigrette
  • Combine extra-virgin olive oil, champagne vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, minced shallots, Dijon mustard, Herbes de Provence, salt, and ground pepper in a mixing bowl.
  • Whisk the ingredients together.
  • Allow the vinaigrette to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
Toast the Pine Nuts
  • Place a dry sauté on the stovetop at medium heat and allow it to heat.
  • Add pine nuts.
  • Toss the pine nuts in the sauté for 3-4 minutes until most of the nuts are brown.
Toss the Salad
  • Combine spinach leaves, baby arugula, strawberries, red bell pepper, cilantro, and toasted pine nuts into a mixing bowl.
  • Add the champagne vinaigrette. Toss well.
  • Crumble goat cheese in the mixing bowl. Toss well.
Let’s Plate
  • Add more ground pepper and toss again.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 7gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 397mgPotassium: 339mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1451IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Easy, healthy, light, refreshing, vegetarian
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