Spinach Salad with Strawberries

Be ready for Summer Picnics, porch suppers, patio parties, back yard Grill parties, and a street cook out all in.  Enjoy!

Spinach Salad with Strawberries:
herbed goat cheese, pine nuts and drizzled with a tangy poppy seed   Serves  6                                    
Dressing           ( single serving 2 Tbsp)
2 tbsp               extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil
¼ cup               freshly squeezed orange juice
½ tsp                 grated orange rind
2 tsp                 poppy seeds
1/2 tsp               dry mustard
1                      crushed garlic clove

Salad
6 cups                organic baby spinach, pre-washed
3 cups                organic strawberries, washed and sliced
1/3 cup              freshly roasted pine nuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds
¼ cup                 thinly sliced red onion
¼ cup                crumbled herbed goat cheese

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the spinach, onion, nuts, seeds, herbed goat cheese and strawberries.

In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, oil, poppy seeds and orange rind. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.

Nutritional Analysis per serving: about 155 Cal, 5 g protein, 12 g carb, 11 g fat
( 3 g sat), 7 mg chol, 90 mg sodium