Strawberry goat cheese salad is the perfect spring salad. It’s full of sweet strawberries, tangy goat cheese, and a refreshing lemon champagne vinaigrette!
Lemon Champagne Vinaigrette
One of the many stars of this show is the dressing. I love making homemade salad dressings because they’re full of flavor and are less processed, meaning they don’t have a lot of added sugar (unless I add some myself), saturated fats, and preservatives.
The lemon champagne vinaigrette I use for this strawberry goat cheese salad compliments the salad ingredients perfectly. It’s full of fresh garlic and shallot, capers, extra virgin olive oil, champagne vinegar, and fresh lemon juice.
Spinach Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
I like to use a mixture of different types of salad when making big salads like this. The darker greens provide plenty of nutrients while the romaine gives it a nice crunch. But this salad is great with all spinach too!
To make a spinach strawberry goat cheese salad, simply use all spinach or replace the mixed greens with spinach.
Ingredient Highlights
- Mixed greens – I love using a mix of spinach and arugula, which are two greens rich in nutrients. Plus the arugula gives the salad a slightly different flavor! You can use your favorite dark leafy green here (all spinach, mixed greens, kale, etc.)
- Romaine – using a combo of mixed greens + romaine (or iceberg) adds a nice crunch to the salad.
- Strawberries – this recipe is perfect in the spring and summer, when strawberries are ripe and in season!
- Goat cheese – you can use any cheese you like here. Feta and cubed provolone work really well!
- Protein – if this salad is going to be a meal, proteins like shrimp, chicken, and salmon are great additions.
- Dressing – made with fresh lemon juice and champagne vinegar, this homemade lemon champagne vinaigrette is so good!
Recipe FAQ
Strawberries tend to be a little too big to be tossed into a salad whole. My favorite way is to quarter them (or halve or cut them into 6 pieces, depending on how big/small they are) to make them bite-sized!
Absolutely. I love champagne vinegar in this vinaigrette because it’s so light but white wine vinegar would work just as well! You can also use apple cider or balsamic vinegars.
Once salad has been dressed, it usually doesn’t keep well. I try to measure out how much will be eaten to prevent any from being left. If you aren’t sure of the quantity, I would hold off on adding the dressing and have people add it to their portion! If it isn’t dressed, this salad should last about 3 days in the fridge.
Other Recipes You May Like
- Thanksgiving Leftovers Salad Recipe
- Festive Fall Salad
- Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
- Instant Pot Shredded Chicken (this goes great on this salad!)
- Fresh Strawberry Fruit Salsa
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PrintStrawberry Goat Cheese Salad
Strawberry goat cheese salad is the perfect spring salad. It’s full of sweet strawberries, tangy goat cheese, and a refreshing lemon champagne vinaigrette!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 salad 1x
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Sides
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For the lemon champagne vinaigrette
- 1/3 cup (51g) champagne vinegar
- 1/3 cup (60g) extra virgin olive oil
- Juice from 1 lemon (~1/4 cup; 59g)
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, finely diced
- 1 small shallot, finely diced
- 1 tsp capers, drained & finely diced
- Dash of salt & pepper
For the salad
- 3 cups mixed greens (spinach, arugula, kale, etc.)
- 1 cup romaine
- 1 cup strawberries, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 4oz protein of choice, optional
- 3 Tbsp lemon champagne vinaigrette
- 2 Tbsp goat cheese crumbles
Instructions
For the lemon champagne vinaigrette
- Finely dice the shallot, garlic, and capers. Place in a small bowl.
- Whisk in vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Set aside.
For the salad
- Place both lettuces, strawberries, protein, and goat cheese in a large bowl.
- Drizzle dressing on top.
- Toss with tongs & serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- This salad is perfect in the spring and summer, when strawberries are fresh!
- You can use whatever type of lettuce you’d like.
- In lieu of champagne vinegar, you can sub white wine, apple cider, or balsamic vinegar.
- This salad is best when fresh!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 491
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 845
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 8
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 101
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this recipe is sooo good. definitely making it on repeat the whole summer!!
Yay I love to hear it! Strawberries and goat cheese go soo well together, and the lemon champagne vinaigrette is perfect IMO!