We have been having simple dinners and right now we are LOVING spinach! It is so healthy for you and it is beautiful. The dark green spinach with bright red strawberries and white feta cheese, red onion and pink shrimp was the yummiest of lunches today!
Sunday afternoon lunch menu:
Fizzy drink
Grilled Bread
Leftover Strawberry Spinach Salad with Shrimp
Cookies
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Balsamic Poppy Seed Dressing
Adapted from MaryAnne
Fresh spinach, cleaned and dried...stems cut off
Red leaf lettuce
Fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
Sliced red onion
Crumbled Feta cheese
*Place desired amount of greens in bowl
*Add berries, red onion and cheese
*Salad may be made ahead of time...which is great! :}
Balsamic Poppy Seed Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. White Balsamic Vinegar {Trader Joe's}
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp. poppy seeds
Place ingredients in glass jar and shake.shake.shake. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
Variations:
Add salad shrimp for a main dish salad
Blue cheese crumbles is a great substitution for feta. Try it. YOU WILL LOVE IT!
Summer fun at the lake...
Happy Sunday!
Shared with: Stone Gable, titus2sday, a bowl full of lemons
That salad looks delish and it looks like yall had a great time!
ReplyDeleteThat brings back so many memories because my grandmother always made a poppy seed dressing when the family was all together. Looks like you all had a lot of fun. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a fun day at the lake! I know you will love the dressing, Donnie!
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