Raw Spinach Salad Dressing Recipes

A simple spinach salad with an easy homemade balsamic vinaigrette makes for a delicious and healthy side dish! This recipe takes just minutes to prepare and is perfect with dinner on a busy night.

I'm ALL about the veggies and I'm usually finding new ways to load up with more, more, more veggies in my life. 💚

I adore my farro, kale and strawberry salad with goat cheese, cannot get enough of my healthy broccoli apple salad and my mixed greens salad with fruit is a summertime and brunch favorite.

Spinach Salad Dressing {ready In 5 Minutes!}

So, I love baby spinach salad recipes all kinds of ways, but in this case, it’s the dressing that does it, really.

Seriously, homemade salad dressings should not be intimidating. They can be oh so fast and easy and you'll be blown away by how much more flavorful they are. 👌

(You should also check out my homemade Italian dressing, which is another great staple. And homemade soy ginger dressing is perfect for Asian-style dishes and so addictive!)

Spinach Salad (with Cranberries And Almonds)

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OK, so the whole point of this salad is to keep it really simple. And I adore it all on its own. Have for years.

And if not, change it up with some of those topping ideas above and you're still covered with a great go-to any night of the week. 👍

Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad With Poppyseed Dressing

Oil and vinegar: It helps to have really good balsamic vinegar and olive oil here since those are your big flavors. It doesn't need to be the most expensive, just very good quality and flavor.

Ratio note: I use closer to a 1:1 ratio of oil:vinegar, which suits our tastes. You can add up to an additional 2 tablespoons of olive oil if you'd like to have closer to the more traditional 3:1 ratio of oil:vinegar for your dressing.This delicious spinach salad recipe is loaded with texture and flavor and finished with a sweet and tangy dressing. Hearty enough to serve as a main, it’s easy and quick to make.

I know that you guys are going to love this tasty spinach salad! Loaded with fresh veggies, boiled eggs, crispy bacon and croutons it’s a delicious way to get some goodness in!

Spinach And Bacon Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing

This isn’t your normal boring salad, it’s got a lot of texture and the vinaigrette dressing has just the right amount of sweetness to make this irresistible!

Yes, this is a great make ahead dish! The salad dressing can be made 4 to 5 days ahead of time and stored in the fridge and the spinach salad can be prepared a day ahead and kept covered.

I like to serve this salad by itself, but you can also pair smaller portions with mains. It works especially well with seafood and chicken dishes. try it with:

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

This spinach salad is pretty good as it is, but you can easily add other veggies and salad ingredients to it. To make it extra special, try topping it with:

This spinach and bacon salad is just so delicious! It’s a great dinner salad for summer (or any season), and it’s a good side dish too. Healthy, filling, and and flavorful!

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Summer Peach Spinach Salad With Avocado

This delicious spinach salad recipe is loaded with texture and flavor and finished with a sweet and tangy dressing. Hearty enough to serve as a main, it's easy and quick to make.

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Calories: 506 kcal (25%) Carbohydrates: 13 g (4%) Protein: 16 g (32%) Fat: 44 g (68%) Saturated Fat: 12 g (75%) Cholesterol: 174 mg (58%) Sodium: 902 mg (39%) Potassium: 596 mg (17%) Fiber: 2 g (8%) Sugar: 5 g (6%) Vitamin A: 4056 IU (81%) Vitamin C: 17 mg (21%) Calcium: 72 mg (7%) Iron: 2 mg (11%)

Simple Spinach Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette

Becky Hardin is a wife and mother living in Saint Louis Missouri. She founded The Cookie Rookie in 2012 as a creative way to share recipes. Now, she is a trusted resource for easy cooking around the world, being featured in Taste of Home, The Kitchn, ABC’s Home and Family, and more. Here at The Cookie Rookie she is the editor in chief of all recipes and continues to enjoy sharing her passion for cooking for busy families. She has since founded two additional food blogs, Easy Chicken Recipes and Easy Dessert Recipes.