{"id":332,"date":"2011-05-05T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2011-05-05T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T16:57:00","slug":"spinach-and-strawberry-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=332","title":{"rendered":"Spinach and Strawberry Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are certain places you just don’t go to for produce. There’s one grocery in town that usually has less-than-extraordinary (okay, gross-looking) fruits and vegetables. However, today, they surprised me. The strawberries were absolutely bright, shiny and divine, as were the crisp, green spinach leaves. It is officially my summer (yay for grad school, no finals!), and that calls for the first salad of the season! I grew up with so many spinach and mandarin orange salads, it would make your head spin. But it’s tasty and has ingredients that we’d usually have in the fridge. Here’s a little spin on an old fave.<\/p>\n
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spinach and strawberry salad<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

makes 4 side salad servings, double for 4 entrees <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

6 cups fresh spinach<\/span><\/i>
1 cup strawberries, about 8<\/span><\/i>
1\/4 cup chopped pecans<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

slice strawberries lengthwise. toss all ingredients together and top with sesame dressing.<\/span><\/i>
optional toppings: shredded cheese, mandarin oranges, pineapple bites, grilled tofu\/chicken\/shrimp<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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<\/a>fat free sesame seed dressing<\/span><\/span><\/i>
2 TB sesame seeds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>
3 TB white wine vinegar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>
juice of 1 1\/2 lemons<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>
1\/4 cup sugar (3 TB agave)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>
combine all ingredients together, stirring until sugar dissolves. serve immediately and\/or store in fridge.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/i>
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Happy Cinco, Happy Summer!<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

~Laurel~<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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