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This is an excellent salad to throw together when you have guests coming over. It is very pretty and tastes amazing! The dressing goes excellent with the strawberries and spinach. This would even be good as a main dish served for lunch–just double up on the strawberries

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup white sugar, depending on how sweet you want it.. Start with the lesser and add more if you need to.
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon onion
• 10 ounces fresh spinach - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 quart strawberries - cleaned, hulled and sliced
• 1/4 cup almonds, blanched and slivered
• Crumbled Feta

Directions:

1. Puree together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and onion. Cover, and chill for one hour.
2. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, feta and almonds. Pour dressing over salad 10-15 minutes before ready to serve and refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes.

Note: In the winter time when strawberries are out of season use a can or two of mandarin oranges instead of strawberries. Blueberries can also be added too.