Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Name: Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, red wine vinegar; 1/3 cup, sugar; , Salt and pepper; 1/2 , red onion, sliced thin; 1 tablespoon, poppy seeds; 1/2 cup, sliced almonds; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon, dry mustard; 1 pound, strawberries, hulled and quartered (2 1/2 cups); 1 , romaine lettuce heart (6 ounces), torn into bite-size pieces; 5 ounces (5 cups), baby spinach

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By Diane Unger

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2017

We wanted a satisfying but not too sweet version of this springtime classic.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME20 minutes, plus 30 minutes pickling

Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Many poppy seed dressing recipes turn out too thick and over-the-top sweet, with no poppy seed flavor. To solve the problem, we toasted the poppy seeds to enhance their flavor and then made a simple vinaigrette with red wine vinegar, a mini...

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