Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad

Quick and easy strawberry goat cheese salad recipe made with spinach, strawberry slices, crumbled goat cheese, arugula, and red onions tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette. A great side salad or toss some grilled chicken on top for a full meal!

My husband and I recently went out to dinner and enjoyed a delicious spinach salad loaded with juicy strawberries, tangy goat cheese, spicy arugula, toasted pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, and thinly sliced red onion all tossed together in a tasty white balsamic vinaigrette. We both absolutely loved it and I think it’s such a great summertime salad, especially while the berries are so delicious right now. Since we both loved the salad so much, I decided to recreate it a few days later and it was really tasty. This strawberry goat cheese salad was easy to make and paired nicely with grilled chicken and crusty bread.

Prepare the white balsamic vinegar by combining the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, shallot, honey, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste, in a small glass jar; seal with lid and shake well. Set aside to allow flavors time to mingle.

Toast the pumpkin seeds in a small skillet over low heat, stirring frequently, for 3-5 minutes, or until fragrant and slightly browned. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.

Prepare the salad by placing the spinach, arugula, sliced strawberries, red onion, toasted pumpkin seeds, and dried cranberries in a large bowl then drizzle with some of the well-shake white balsamic vinaigrette, to taste. Top with some goat cheese crumbles and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Serve immediately with remaining vinaigrette on the side. Enjoy.

Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Small Jar
• Small skillet
• Large Bowl

Ingredients

White Balsamic Vinegar:

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp white balsamic vinegar **If you don't like a tangy dressing, use less vinegar
• 1 tsp shallot, finely minced
• Honey, to taste
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad:

• 2 tbsp pumkpin seeds **Pepitas will also work
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 1 cup arugula
• 4-5 ripe fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• ¼ red onion, very thinly sliced **If they are very strong flavored, soak slices in ice water for 10 minutes & drain on paper towels
• 1-2 tbsp dried cranberries, to taste
• 2-3 tbsp goat cheese crumbles, to taste
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

• Prepare the white balsamic vinegar by combining the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, shallot, honey, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste, in a small glass jar; seal with lid and shake well. Set aside to allow flavors time to mingle. 
• Toast the pumpkin seeds in a small skillet over low heat, stirring frequently, for 3-5 minutes, or until fragrant and slightly browned. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely. 
• Prepare the salad by placing the spinach, arugula, sliced strawberries, red onion, toasted pumpkin seeds, and dried cranberries in a large bowl then drizzle with some of the well-shake white balsamic vinaigrette, to taste.
• Top with some goat cheese crumbles and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Serve immediately with remaining vinaigrette on the side. Enjoy.

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