Make this spinach salad recipe to serve with your favorite main dishes! This fresh spinach salad features seasonal fruit, creamy goat cheese, toasted pecans, just enough red onion, and the perfect amount of vinaigrette. It’s finished with a drizzle of thick balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze. This spinach salad is beautiful, absolutely delicious, and holiday worthy. It’s also easily adjusted to the changing seasons, and simple enough to make on a weeknight. Hooray!
You’ll see raspberries in these photos, which are wonderful. You’re not limited to raspberries, though—this spinach salad would be equally great with apples, pears, strawberries and more. You’ll find a full list of options below. I’ve created quite a few green salad recipes over the years, but not a lot of spinach salad recipes. Arugula, kale, romaine and spring greens are usually my fresh greens of choice. The other day, I tried a spinach salad at a local French restaurant that inspired me to give fresh spinach in salads another chance. Let me tell you, this spinach salad is worth making! I love it and hope you do, too.
Seasonal Spinach Salad Toppings
This spinach salad recipe is shown here with raspberries, but it’s easily adjusted to the changing seasons. Choose the best option available at the markets!
Spring: Strawberries (about two handfuls thinly sliced) Summer: Raspberries, strawberries, peaches or nectarines (one large, thinly sliced) Fall: Apple or pear (one large, thinly sliced), or raspberries Winter: Roasted root vegetables, like roasted beets, roasted carrots or roasted sweet potatoes. Each of my roasted vegetable recipes fill a whole sheet pan, so you’ll just need a couple of handfuls and will have extra for another meal.
Watch How to Make Spinach Salad
Spinach Salad Serving Suggestions
This fresh green salad can round out any supper with a healthy dose of greens. Try it with hearty stews, pasta dishes, sandwiches, pizzas and more. Here are a few of my top picks:
Baked Ziti with Roasted Vegetables Best Lentil Soup Caprese Sandwich Homemade Vegetarian Chili Margherita Pizza Pumpkin Mac and Cheese
More Green Salads to Enjoy
Here are a few more green salads to serve with your favorite dishes. View more salad recipes here.
Arugula and Wild Rice Salad with Zippy Lemon Dressing Favorite Green Salad with Apples, Cranberries and Pepitas Homemade Caesar Salad Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese & Pistachios Super Simple Arugula Salad
Please let me know how your spinach salad turns out in the comments! I love hearing from you.
Make it dairy free/vegan: Omit the goat cheese. *Balsamic vinegar note: For a beautiful drizzle and impactful flavor, you must use high-quality, thick balsamic vinegar (like Napa Valley Naturals’ Grand Reserve Vinegar—make sure you get the bottle with “25 stars” on it) or balsamic glaze/reduction (DeLallo and Alessi make them). Or, make your own balsamic reduction with regular runny balsamic!
