Strawberry Field Salad | with feta and almonds
This easy strawberry field salad is the perfect summer salad! Made with juicy strawberries, fresh greens, crumbled feta cheese, sliced almonds, and topped with our homemade poppy seed dressing. This fresh salad is sure to be a hit with everyone!
Salads are one of my go-to meals during the summer, not only are they light and refreshing, perfect for hot days. But they are also easy to toss together and can made with whatever I happen to have one hand.
There are a lot of seasonal salads I enjoy during the summer, but out of all of them, I think this strawberry spinach salad recipe might just be my favorite!
Not only does it perfectly capture the taste of summer, but it’s also packed full of flavor, it makes a great side dish or main dish. It’s perfect for lunch or supper, and can easily be packed for a quick lunch on the go! Plus it’s a great way to use up fresh strawberries!
This easy salad recipe is actually a copycat recipe of sorts, inspired first by one of our local fast food chains and their strawberry fields salad.
And second by a quick and easy seasonal salad that is served from June through August at a local coffee shop I used to work at.
I combined these two easy and delicious salads and made my own poppyseed dressing for it, so now I can enjoy this strawberry salad any time of year! Plus it’s a lot cheaper than eating out all the time!
How To Make A Strawberry Field Salad
Ingredients
- Baby spinach, you can also use spring greens, romaine lettuce, baby kale, or any of your favorite salad greens!
- feta cheese, you can also use goat cheese or blue cheese
- sliced almonds
- red onion
- fresh ripe strawberries, sliced
- grilled chicken breast, you can also use a pan-fried chicken breast or rotisserie chicken
- poppy seed dressing, you can also use balsamic vinaigrette, creamy avocado dressing, or blue cheese dressing. Or simply drizzle the salad with olive oil and add a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper!
Other salad topping ideas
- poppy seeds
- grape tomatoes
- candied pecans or glazed pecans
- mushrooms
- other fresh berries
- croutons
Directions
Wash the spinach(or greens of choice) and gently pat it dry with a paper towel, or spin it in a salad spinner.
Place the washed spinach in a large bowl, add the chicken, red onion, and sliced strawberries, and sprinkle on the feta cheese and sliced almonds.
Drizzle the poppy seed dressing over the top and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Any leftover salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days!
Feel free to add any of your favorite salad toppings to this recipe!
You can find my homemade poppy seed salad dressing recipe HERE! Or if you don’t have the time to make poppy seed dressing at home, you can easily find it at one of your local grocery stores!
Be sure to check out these easy salad recipes too!
Easy Seven Layer Salad Recipe | With Homemade Dressing
Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad Recipe
Strawberry Field Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby spinach you can also use spring greens, romaine lettuce, baby kale, or any of your favorite salad greens!
- 1/4 cup feta cheese you can also use goat cheese or blue cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 5-6 fresh strawberries sliced
- 1 grilled chicken breast. You can also use a pan-fried chicken breast or rotisserie chicken. diced, sliced, or shredded
- poppy seed dressing you can also use balsamic vinaigrette, creamy avocado dressing, or blue cheese dressing. Or simply drizzle the salad with olive oil and add a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper!
Instructions
- Wash the spinach(or greens of choice) and gently pat it dry with a paper towel, or spin it in a salad spinner.
- Place the washed spinach in a large bowl, add the chicken, red onion, and sliced strawberries, and sprinkle on the feta cheese and sliced almonds.
- Drizzle the poppy seed dressing over the top and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
