Nightshade Free Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Sweet, bright, and genuinely refreshing, this spinach and strawberry salad is the kind of dish that looks like it came from a fancy café but comes together in minutes with just a bowl and a whisk. The combination of tender baby spinach, juicy sliced strawberries, paper-thin red onion, and torn fresh mint creates layers of flavor that feel both light and satisfying. Avoiding nightshades can make salads tricky — so many dressings and prepared mixes sneak in tomato, paprika, or pepper — but every single ingredient here is naturally in the clear, no substitutions needed. The honey balsamic vinaigrette is built from olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, garlic, and a touch of ground ginger, giving you that tangy-sweet depth without reaching for anything off the list. It's the kind of dressing you'll want to keep on rotation long after the salad is gone. Toss it all together right before serving and the mint perfumes the whole bowl in the best possible way.
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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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