Wheat Free Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Fresh strawberries and baby spinach are a classic pairing, but the torn mint leaves and paper-thin red onion here take the combination somewhere genuinely exciting. The honey balsamic vinaigrette comes together in seconds — just a whisk of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, grated garlic, and a pinch of ground ginger — and the result is bright, a little tangy, and just sweet enough to complement the fruit. Every single ingredient in this salad is naturally free of wheat, so there's no label-reading stress or ingredient swapping required. That's a relief when so many store-bought dressings sneak in unexpected thickeners or malt-based vinegars that can cause problems. This one is built entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients, which means it's as clean as it looks. Toss it right before serving so the spinach stays crisp and the strawberries hold their shape, and you've got a showstopper side that works just as well at a weeknight dinner as it does on a summer entertaining 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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