8 Seasonal Spinach Salads: Just Right for Summer

No Comments | Written on July 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm, by Lauren Jagnow

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White Beans and Wilted Spinach Salad

Cannellini beans and turkey bacon give this healthy salad a protein boost, while spinach and tomato provide plenty of fiber and vitamin C.

Warm Beet and Spinach Salad

Warm red beets and delicate baby spinach are a beautiful and delicious combination in this easy-to-prepare salad.

Carrot, Fruit and Spinach Salad

Sweet, crunchy, tangy and fresh, this recipe is an exciting combination of summer's best flavors.

Strawberry-Spinach Salad with Citrus Dressing

This main-dish salad perfectly balances the flavors of chicken, citrus, spinach and sweet summer strawberries.

Mushroom-Spinach Salad

We love the rich and earthy flavors of mushrooms and the ever-welcome taste of bacon in this yummy side dish.

Layered Spinach and Pot Sticker Salad

Your family will be dazzled by this clever and dramatic layered salad.

Spinach Salad with Ancho Chili Pepper Chops

Spicy sliced pork chops give this salad a great Southwestern flavor.

Spinach, Avocado and Mango Salad

This gorgeous salad is full of beautiful colors as well as delicious and unexpected flavors.

For many of us, childhood was filled with cartoon images of spinach as a lifeless green blob spilling out of a tin can. Sure, we knew spinach could give you energy, but little did we know just how delicious it can be, especially in a flavorful spinach salad.

With summer here, there’s no better time to give spinach salad a second chance. Fresh, flavorful and oh so good for you, spinach salads can be the perfect summertime lunch or dinner. One of our favorite spinach salad recipes is a strawberry-spinach salad, loaded with fresh strawberries and juicy sautéed chicken. Top it off with a tangy citrus dressing, and you’ve got a healthy and delicious dinner. Or you can get more exotic with the Layered Spinach and Pot Sticker Salad recipe, a tasty and clever fusion of fresh spinach and classic Asian flavors. The Warm Beet and Spinach Salad is a definite showstopper; the rich red of the beets and the deep green of the spinach look gorgeous on a plate. Plus this salad packs a nutritional wallop that’s hard to beat.

In fact, with spinach as your starting point, it’s hard to create a salad that isn’t nutritious and tasty. Oh, and it does also give you energy. The cartoons were right about that.