Strawberry Spinach Salad

Happy Monday!  Chef Azuki went to the Strawberry Festival in Oxnard this weekend and brought me yummy strawberries.  We decided to make a lovely salad using some of the fruit.  The wizard went to work creating her magic.  Wow, what a delicious and refreshing salad!   Thank you so much Chef Azuki for all the strawberries and for creating another inspired creation.

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 8oz. bag of spinach

2 Tbsp strawberry jam

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp. sesame oil

3/4 tsp soy sauce

3/4 tsp. sugar
4 Tbsp. canola oil
Dash of pepper

6 giant strawberries

1/2 cup slivered almonds (optional)

1.  Place spinach in a bowl

2.  Whisk together strawberry jam, rice vinegar, lemon juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, canola
      oil and a dash of pepper

3.   Pour this dressing over the spinach and toss the salad 

4.  Gently toss in sliced strawberries and slivered almonds

I love salad and I love strawberries!  Chef Azuki's Strawberry Spinach Salad is above and beyond my regular iceberg salad with ranch.  See you all next week, I'm going back for seconds now!

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