Simple Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Ragged Point Cheese and a White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Simple Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Ragged Point Cheese and a White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Stepladder Creamery’s Ragged Point cheese is a buttery, fluffy, triple creme cheese that will melt in your mouth. Our cheese buyer John Nava says this cheese eats like a fluffy cloud and tastes like heaven — how can you resist? If you’re not eating
it in a salad, it’s fantastic spread on a baguette and enjoyed with a sparkling wine.
Spinach & Strawberry Salad
Baby Spinach (About 1 generous handful per serving)- Fresh strawberries, stemmed and quartered (at least two berries per serving)
- Pecan halves (look for plain, roasted or flavored pecans in our dried fruit & nut section!)
- Ragged Point cheese by Stepladder Creamery (a few slices per serving)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Premium White Balsamic Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup Sigona’s Fresh Press Extra Olive Oil (Mix it up! Introduce another layer of flavor by using one of our infused oils, such as Garlic Oil, Meyer-Lemon Fusion Oil or Herbes de Provence Olive Oil.)
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup Sigona’s Premium White Balsamic (start with 1/4 cup and add more if you want more zing)
- About 2 Tbsp honey, such as Honey Hole Honey Co., raw, local, unfiltered honey, available only at Sigona’s
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- About 1/2 to 1 tsp. fresh minced or dried herbs and/or 1 clove garlic, to taste (dill, Italian mix or basil are nice)
Directions: Add all vinaigrette ingredients together in a jar with a lid. Shake until the mixture is emulsified (thickened) and ingredients are well incorporated.
For the salad, add the spinach to a large bowl and drizzle a half teaspoon of vinaigrette per serving of spinach, being careful not to overdress or the spinach will be soggy). Using your hands, toss the spinach until each leaf is lightly coated.
Add portions of the spinach to individual serving plates. Top with quartered strawberries, slices of cheese and pecans. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, if desired. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.
