Strawberry spinach salad

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupRaspberry vinegar
½cupVegetable oil Water
3Shallots; finely chopped freshly ground black pepper
2pintsStrawberries;fresh ; 1 lb sliced
1poundsSpinach;fresh, trimmed(500g)

Directions

Les Frises Vinaigrette et Leurs Pousses Vertes Strawberries need not be confined to dessert, says Denis Pelletier, chef at Restaurant Le Mouilin de St. Laurent on Ile d'Orleans. The island is one of the province's lushest strawberry-growing areas. The chef suggests serving this colourful salad with a semi-soft cheese as St. Nectaire.

Make a salad dressing by combining vinegar, oil and water. Add chopped shallots and pepper to taste. Arrange sliced strawberries in a spiral formation on the spinach and drizzle with the dressing.

SERVES:6

SOURCE: _A Taste of Quebec_ by Julian Armstrong