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Country Sliced Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts

For a delightful summer salad, combine baby spinach leaves with sliced strawberries, crumbled goat cheese, toasted pine nuts and fresh mint. Dress with balsamic vinegar and olive oil mixed with smoked paprika and other spices. And serve.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Freezing: not recommended
Serving: 4 servings

Ingredients:

Dressing:
•   50mL (¼ cup) sugar
•   2mL (¼ tsp) smoked paprika, or to taste
•   10mL (2 tsp) finely minced Spanish onion
•   125mL (½ cup) olive oil
•   50mL (¼ cup) white or regular balsamic vinegar
•   2mL (¼ tsp) Worcestershire sauce
•   Salt and pepper to taste

•   600g (1 bag) Europe’s Best® Country Sliced Strawberries, thawed and drained
•   454g (1lb) baby spinach leaves
•   50mL (¼ cup) goat cheese, crumbled
•   30mL (2 tbsp) toasted pine nuts
•   30mL (2 tbsp) fresh mint, chopped

Preparation:

1.  Dressing: combine all ingredients. Gently toss strawberries with ½ cup (125mL) dressing. Reserve remaining dressing for another use. Arrange spinach leaves on serving platter. Top with strawberries, goat cheese crumbles and pine nuts and garnish with mint. Serve immediately.

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