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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola, Walnuts, and Mint

April 1, 2019

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Feast your eyes on this stunning Strawberry Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola, Walnuts and Mint! It’s a party in your mouth! The perfect summer salad that will keep you coming back again and again. Love salads? Make sure to try this Broccoli Salad and Pineapple Cucumber Salad!

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Strawberry Spinach Salad

I’ve eaten this strawberry spinach salad with Gorgonzola, walnuts, and mint three out of five days this week for lunch and I’m still craving this amazing salad!

I love when a salad has it all – something sweet, something crunchy, something savory, and it all ties together in the most delightful bite that you can imagine. This salad is IT.

What Is In Strawberry Spinach Salad

There isn’t a whole lot to it you guys:

  • greens – I like the 50/50 mix with half spring mix and half spinach
  • strawberries, washed, hulled, sliced
  • walnut halves
  • Gorgonzola
  • mint

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Strawberry Spinach Salad Dressing

I opted to go with a balsamic vinaigrette for this salad. Strawberries and balsamic go together so, so nicely and it’s the perfect complement to the flavors going on.

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  • extra virgin olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • salt
  • pepper

Super simple, super delicious.

I recreated this salad from a lunch that I recently attended as part of a California Strawberry Farm Fresh Tour. You might have seen some of the pics on Instagram. The day started early with Amy and I heading down to Watsonville first thing in the morning. We arrived and had a chance to meet the other tour attendees and then we all piled in a bus to head to a local strawberry farm.

Strawberry Farm Tour

Let’s rewind. Can I tell you how excited I was to get invited to a strawberry farm? I mean, strawberries are my LIFE. I eat them all the time and love cooking and baking with them. They’re just so perfectly sweet and that bright red color is impossible to resist. Need proof? Just look at this salad!

The strawberries were UNREAL. Like, I live in California and hadn’t seen strawberries like this before. Huge, delicate, and perfectly sweet, I definitely had my fill. While I was navigating the fields and picking strawberries, Miguel taught us a lot about this marvelous fruit.

All About Strawberries

Did you know that 90% of United State’s strawberries are grown in California by 400 family farms creating 70,00 jobs and helping to sustain their communities? Impressive, I know. California Strawberry farmers grow both conventional and organic strawberries. An analysis from a toxicologist with the University of California’s Personal Chemical Exposure Program found that residues on strawberries are so low, if present at all, that a child could literally eat 1,508 servings of strawberries in a day and still not have any effects from residues.

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I’ve always know that strawberries were good for me but honestly, I had no idea HOW good…

  • Research suggests that eating just 1 cup (#8aday) is good for the whole body, promoting heart health, diabetes management, supporting brain health, and reducing the risk of some cancers.
  • With year-round availability and a 12-month growing season, California strawberries are an easy way to pack a nutritional punch in your daily diet!
  • With more vitamin C than an orange and loaded with nutrients, California strawberries are a nutritious and versatile fruit to enjoy every day.
  • Strawberries are naturally sweet but low in sugar — only 7 grams and 45 calories per cup!

The tour wrapped up with a delicious strawberry-filled lunch at Ella’s at the Airport. Part of our lunch was this salad that I’ve recreated for you here today. It’s the mint that really makes this salad so unique and special. Strawberry + Mint + Gorgonzola = Happy Trish.

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Tip: Use a strawberry huller to make quick work of hulling the strawberries. I use mine DAILY. Not kidding. This is the exact one I use and it’s amazing.

More yummy strawberry recipes:

  1. Strawberry Coconut Smoothie
  2. Easy Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Topping
  3. Strawberry Malted Milkshake
  4. Overnight Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole
  5. Pineapple Strawberry Mojito

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Strawberry Spinach Salad

Feast your eyes on this stunning Strawberry Salad with Gorgonzola, Walnuts and Mint! It's a party in your mouth! The perfect summer salad that will keep you coming back again and again.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword strawberries, strawberry spinach salad
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 367kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces spring mix (I like the 50/50 mix with half spring mix and half spinach
  • 1 pint strawberries washed, hulled, sliced
  • 1 cup walnut halves
  • 3 ounces creamy Gorgonzola look for the Gorgonzola that doesn't just crumble apart, you want the really creamy kind
  • ½ cup mint chiffonade

Balsamic Vinaigrette

  • ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper freshly ground

Instructions

  • Place spring mix in a large bowl. Top with strawberries and walnuts.
  • Sprinkle Gorgonzola and mint chiffonade over the top.

Balsamic Vinaigrette

  • Combine all ingredients in a glass jar with a lid.
  • Place the lid on the jar and shake vigorously until the dressing has emulsified. It should look homogeneous in appearance.
  • Serve salad with dressing on the side or drizzle over the top just before serving.

Notes

This salad can easily be turned into an entree salad with the addition of cubed chicken. Grilled or roasted is my favorite. Enjoy!
You won't need all of the dressing for this salad. Store leftovers in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 601mg | Potassium: 425mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 820IU | Vitamin C: 79.9mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 1.8mg

Originally published April 20, 2016.

Feast your eyes on this stunning Strawberry Salad with Gorgonzola, Walnuts and Mint! It's a party in your mouth! The perfect summer salad that will keep you coming back again and again.

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Comments

  1. Denise @ na2na3.com says

    May 28, 2016 at 5:03 AM

    Hi Trish, this salad is truly amazing!!

    We recently launched a recipe website inspired by Game of Thrones and we think that’s Ygritte’s salad : ))
    Would you agree? : ))

    http://na2na3.com/gameofthrones/recipe/192?food=summer-salad

    Reply
  2. tanya says

    May 8, 2016 at 11:59 AM

    I love the tangy cheese, the sweet strawberries and the walnuts together; this salad is both a feast for my eyes and my mouth!

    Reply
  3. Cookin Canuck says

    May 3, 2016 at 9:04 AM

    I visited a strawberry farm a couple of years ago and, seriously, there is nothing better than eating the fruit straight off of the plants. What a gorgeous salad this is – love this sweet/savory and the crunch of the nuts!

    Reply
  4. Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says

    May 3, 2016 at 7:50 AM

    I love strawberries in salads! The addition of mint sounds so good!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      May 9, 2016 at 3:06 PM

      Thanks so much Jessica! I am seriously addicted to this amazing salad 🙂

      Reply
  5. Katerina @ Diethood says

    May 3, 2016 at 6:02 AM

    Who needs dinner when you can just live off this killer salad?! Love!!

    Reply
  6. Sabrina says

    May 2, 2016 at 11:26 PM

    Yum! I want some right now!

    Reply
  7. Des @ Life's Ambrosia says

    May 2, 2016 at 8:19 PM

    I love love love strawberries in salad. This looks wonderful!

    Reply
  8. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    May 2, 2016 at 4:32 PM

    This looks SO AMAZING. I could eat a vat of it.

    Reply
  9. Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says

    May 2, 2016 at 10:24 AM

    What a great looking salad. The combo of strawberry and gorgonzola is fantastic.

    Reply
  10. Lora @savoringitaly says

    May 2, 2016 at 9:26 AM

    This salad is so perfect for spring and I would love it for lunch even right now. I’m adding this to my salad ideas this week…I have so many berries to use up around there these days!!

    Reply
  11. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

    May 2, 2016 at 8:04 AM

    What a fabulous salad! I remember those strawberry fields from last year’s tour! They are some of the best strawberries I have ever had!!!

    Reply
  12. Jenny Flake says

    May 2, 2016 at 5:49 AM

    Such a beautiful salad!! Loving these colors and flavors!!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      May 9, 2016 at 3:08 PM

      Thanks so much Jenny!

      Reply
  13. Kim Beaulieu says

    May 1, 2016 at 10:54 PM

    I love this recipe. I can’t get enough strawberries in my life. We eat them daily because my daughter is such a huge strawberry fanatic. I love them in salads, she loves them in desserts. Ha.

    A farm tour sounds like so much fun. There is nothing like picking your own berries. I actually grew up with a strawberry patch in my backyard. My Dad was obsessed with them so we had our own. He always thought it wasn’t producing enough but that was because us kids would go out while he was at work and eat them all. Ha, happy memories. My poor Dad.

    Reply
  14. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    May 1, 2016 at 10:02 PM

    Fantabulous salad you made! I went on the strawberry tour a couple of years ago and it was so inspirational. Farmers are wonderful. I was thinking of grilled salmon or poached salmon with this salad, too. Can’t go wrong.

    Reply
  15. Amy @BellyFull says

    May 1, 2016 at 9:25 AM

    Such a great day – worth the 5 hour drive home. EEP. I may have nailed the main course, but you totally nailed that salad. Beautiful and so good! Strawberries for life.

    Reply
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