Strawberry Spinach Salad

This is a favorite salad of mine. It has a light lemon-poppyseed dressing that is perfect for the summer. An old friend came by for lunch today and so I added some chicken to make it more of a meal. Don't worry too much about exact amounts of the salad ingredients (the only things I measure are the dressing ingredients), just use these salad ingredients in the amount you like--you can't go wrong! YUMMY!

Strawberry Spinach Salad
(I think I got this recipe from a neighbor in Boise, ID or maybe a friend in Rochester, NY--I can't remember!)

Salad:
1 pkg (6 oz.) baby spinach
¼ small red onion, sliced thin (about ¼ cup)
½ medium cucumber
½ c. sliced strawberries
¼ c. sliced almonds, toasted

Dressing:
½ tsp. Lemon zest
2 Tblspn. lemon juice
2 Tblspn. white wine vinegar
1/3 c. sugar
1 Tblspn. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. Poppy seeds

Whisk dressing ingredients together until well blended and refrigerate until ready to use.

Combine salad ingredients, toss with dressing, sprinkle almonds on top.
Serve immediately.
Serves 8-10.