Spicy Strawberry Salad Recipe
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Spicy Strawberry Salad

By: Leslie Oscarson 
"A friend once made this for a party to celebrate the beginning of summer. It is cool, crisp and crunchy - just what a salad should be."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (47)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms
  • 8 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries

Directions

  1. Whisk together the oil, sugar, poppy seeds, garlic powder, dry mustard and vinegar. Refrigerate until chilled.
  2. In a salad bowl, combine the mushrooms and mixed greens; add dressing and toss. Sprinkle with strawberries and pecans.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 341 | Total Fat: 29.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 22, 2005 by LadyBugOnTheGo   view full review
This is the BEST Strawberry Salad on this site!!! The dressing is what does it - although I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2004 by JDVMD   view full review
I used extra virgin reserve olive oil in this recipe as I always do for salad dressings...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2003 by TMG510   view full review
I made the dressing for this salad and used it on spinach, mangoes and candied pecans and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2005 by Butterfly Flutterby   view full review
WOW! This was DELICIOUS! I used slightly less than 3/4 cup of vegetable oil, all of the sugar...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2004 by MJP1   view full review
What a great salad! I'm not sure why it's called 'spicy' but it's the best strawberry salad...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2003 by debie Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
We really enjoyed this salad. I may cut down on the sugar next time but, otherwise, it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2005 by Marcia W   view full review
OK! As a lot of the other "raters", I made a few changes: sliced almonds instead of pecan,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2005 by MOLYNEAUX Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Omitted the mushrooms because although we love mushrooms the combination of strawberries and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2003 by DMATTIE   view full review
This salad is absolutely wonderful. Crisp, sweet, crunch and colorful. I may cut down a bit...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2010 by Tony L   view full review
Game on for this recipe. The amount of sugar was a bit much and didn't really allow any type...

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