Here’s How to Make Strawberry Spinach Salad With Champagne Dressing

Guiding Stars, an objective-food-rating system that rates food based on nutrient density, recently sent us this latest recipe for Strawberry Spinach Salad with Champagne dressing. You can really impress the ladies by using your parents $200 Krug 1990 Vintage Champagne — because your dressing is worth it.

Servings: 4 with about 1 1/4 cups per serving.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons brut champagne, champagne vinegar, or white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon strawberry spreadable fruit, no sugar added
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 5 cups rinsed and trimmed fresh spinach
• 2 cups halved fresh strawberries, hulled
• 1/4 cup sliced unsalted, dry-roasted almonds

Directions

1. In a small jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine champagne, strawberry spreadable fruit, and oil. Cover and shake until ingredients are well combined. Place in the refrigerator until serving time.
2. Tear spinach into bite-size pieces. Place in a large salad bowl and add strawberries. Shake dressing, pour over spinach mixture, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds.

Cook’s Tip

If you have the time to toast the sliced almonds, place them on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once. This will give them an even nuttier taste and more crunch.