Strawberry Salad with Avocado
Baby spinach, strawberries, avocado and feta come together with lightly candied pecans and poppyseed dressing in this colorful layered salad for sharing.
By Cookin' Kitchen
- Total: 25 minutes
- Servings: 8 servings
Recipe
Strawberry Salad with Avocado
Baby spinach, strawberries, avocado and feta come together with lightly candied pecans and poppyseed dressing in this colorful layered salad for sharing.
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- Prep
- 20 minutes
- Cook
- 5 minutes
- Total
- 25 minutes
- Servings
- 8
Ingredients
For 8 servings
Salad
Candied Pecans
Poppyseed Dressing
Equipment
- Jar
- Nonstick skillet
- Tray
- Bowl
Instructions
Poppyseed Dressing
Step 1: Place the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well. Set aside for at least 10 minutes. The dressing keeps for a week.
Candied Pecans
Step 2: Place the butter and sugar in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the pecans.
Step 3: Stir for 5 minutes. The sugar will turn sandy, then eventually melt into a caramel.
Step 4: Once the sugar melts, cook for 2 minutes, then spread the pecans out on a tray.
Step 5: Let cool, then break apart to separate the pecans.
Assemble Salad
Step 6: Place the spinach and onion in a bowl. Drizzle with about 3 tbsp of dressing and toss.
Step 7: Transfer one-third of the spinach to a bowl. Scatter over one-third of the strawberries, avocado, feta and pecans. Drizzle with a little dressing.
Step 8: Top with another third of the spinach, strawberries, avocado, feta and pecans, then add a little more dressing. Repeat once more.
Step 9: Serve immediately.
Notes
For a quicker side salad, use plain pecans instead of candying them. Other nuts can also be used, including flaked or roughly chopped almonds.
Dress the salad just before serving. Dressed leftovers do not keep well, and the spinach starts to wilt after about 30 minutes. When transporting the salad, keep the components separate and assemble before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 370 kcal
- Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated fat
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 18 g
- Sugar
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Protein
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 438 mg
- Cholesterol
- 18 mg
Estimated values; they will vary with the exact ingredients and brands you use.
About this recipe
Fresh strawberries, creamy avocado and feta join baby spinach, lightly candied pecans and poppyseed dressing in this colorful salad.
Layer the salad rather than tossing it so the strawberries, pecans, avocado and feta stay distributed through the bowl.
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