Spinach Strawberry Salad

Submitted By: Annette Waya Ewing

**This colorful and surprisingly delicious salad is a great way to get your kids to love eating greens!
Serves 4

Salad Ingredients:
2-3 handfuls Fresh Spinach washed and trimmed (Malabar Red Stem or Renegade Hybrid are good choices)
1/2 cup Sliced Strawberries (Earliglow is a good choice)
1/4 cup chopped scallions (Red Baron Hybrid is a good choice)

Dressing Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup light salad oil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh herb of your choice:
basil (Mrs. Burns Lemon or Cinnamon Basil are good choices)
cilantro (Delfino is a good choice) or tarragon.
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine dressing ingredients and mix well. Pour into salad ingredients and toss. Serve immediately.

 

Gardeners' Quotes

"Just the other day, I read that a Japanese gentleman paid $90,000 for an enormously large form of a non-endangered stag beetle. If this keeps up, insects might become more profitable to grow than gooseberries," Eric Gressell, Insects and Gardens