Home Cooking from Nash Disability Law: Fresh Spring Salad

This sweet, tangy salad made with spinach, strawberries and other goodies is a great way to celebrate spring, and its colorful ingredients will liven up your dinner table.

Dressing:

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Salad:

• 1 quart strawberries – cleaned, hulled and sliced
• 10 ounces fresh spinach – rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
• ¼ cup feta cheese, crumbled
• ¼ cup sliced almonds (optional)

To make the dressing: Whisk together sugar, oil, vinegar, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion, paprika, and Worcestershire in a medium bowl. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

To make the salad: Combine strawberries, spinach, feta, and almonds in a large bowl.

Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Adapted from allrecipes.com.