Spinach Berry Salad with Poppyseed Dressing and Sugar Almonds

This salad is an easy side dish for a dinner party or to bring to a backyard BBQ that will easily impress people. The sugar almonds can be made a day ahead and the homemade poppyseed dressing brings this easy salad up to restaurant quality.

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Ingredients

Salad

• Baby Spinach 5oz container, washed

• Blueberries, small container, rinsed and washed

• Raspberries, small container, rinsed and washed

• Strawberries, 3 - 6 depending on size, rinsed and washed then sliced

• Feta cheese, 5oz

• Poppyseed dressing (see below)

• Sugar Toasted almonds (see below)

Poppyseed Dressing

• 1 Teaspoon poppyseeds

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar

• 1/4 teaspoon Paprika

• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

• 5 - 6 Strawberries and other berries if desired

Sugar Toasted Almonds

• 1 cup sliced almonds

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps

1. Make the toasted almonds by putting the almonds in a frying pan on low to medium heat. Then add the sugar and seasonings. (I like to add more seasoning but start with the suggested amounts). Continually stir and mix well until the sugar fully melts.

2. Set almonds on a baking sheet to cool.

3. Place all the dressing ingredients in a blender and blend on high. Set dressing aside in the fridge until ready to serve.

4. Assemble the salad putting the almonds and dressing on when you are ready to serve.

Tips

• I like to make the almonds a day ahead so they have plenty of time to cool and one less thing to worry about day of.

• You can easily add grilled chicken to this and make a full meal out of it if desired.

Nutrition

This is based off My Fitness Pal Calculations for 8 servings

400 calories / serving

37.5g Carbs / 26.3g Fat / 7.2g Protein