BHA & BHT Free Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Sweet, bright, and impossibly fresh, this spinach and strawberry salad is the kind of dish that makes you genuinely excited to eat your greens. Juicy sliced strawberries, tender baby spinach, paper-thin red onion, and torn fresh mint come together in a bowl that looks as good as it tastes. The homemade honey balsamic vinaigrette — built from extra-virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, garlic, and a hint of ground ginger — pulls every element into a cohesive, vibrant whole. Bottled dressings are a common source of synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT, so whisking up your own from scratch is the simplest way to keep things completely clean. Every single ingredient here is whole and recognizable, which means no label-reading anxiety and no unwanted additives sneaking into your meal. It comes together in minutes and is best served right away, making it an effortless choice for a weeknight side or a stunning addition to any table spread.
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4 servings
For the salad
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 1 lb fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- ¼ red onion, very thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, torn
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, grated garlic, ground ginger, and salt until the dressing is smooth and emulsified.
- 2
Add the baby spinach, sliced strawberries, red onion, and torn mint to a large salad bowl.
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