Strawberry Spinach Salad

I have always found the whole fruit-in-salad thing really strange. But I am trying to broaden my horizons and thank goodness, because this is amazing. I even made myself another strawberry salad for lunch the next day. You could certainly do this with arugula and I'm sure there are other greens that would go well, but I thought the spinach went really well with all of the other flavors. If you like the ingredients in this, I highly recommend giving it a try - hopefully you'll be as pleasantly surprised as I was. If you're feeding a crowd you'll probably want to double the recipe (at least).

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Ingredients:

4.5 ounces (1/2 bag) spinach

1 cup strawberries, sliced

1/4 cup feta (goat cheese would also work)

1/4 cup pecan halves

Juice of one lemon

1 tbsp. olive oil

salt, to taste

fresh pepper, to taste

Method:

1. Toss the spinach, strawberries, feta and pecans.

2. Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper until combined. If you want some extra-lemony dressing add some lemon zest.

3. Pour the dressing over immediately before serving.