Sesame Spinach Salad
You will love this easy and nutty Sesame Spinach Salad Recipe. It is healthy and makes a perfect side for any dinner, potluck, BBQ and lunch. Suitable for Vegan, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Keto, Paleo and Whole30 diets. Post includes Weight Watchers SmartPoints.
This Sesame Spinach Salad…………
Simple easy and oh so tasty. Small everyday ingredients but biiiiiiig on flavour.
The nutty toasted sesame seeds paired beautifully with the spinach and red onions and the rich balsamic vinegar dressing. I think it is a great summer salad as it is easy to make, tasty and looks so good. I don’t see why you can’t substitute in other greens like baby chard instead.
This Spinach salad one of those side dishes that you can serve with EVERYTHING. And I really, really, do mean EVERYTHING.
Why You’ll Love This Sesame Spinach Salad
- It so simple to make – with 4 every pantry ingredients.
- It is extremely frugal but full of big flavor.
- It is so easy that you can set the kiddoes to make this.
- You can triple or quadruple the recipe to feed a crowd.
- Great way to use up your excess baby spinach.
- This easy sesame spinach salad is very portable – so take along to your picnic, barbeques, potluck, etc.
- The salad is super adaptable – see some suggestions below.
- It is suitable for a wide variety of dietary considerations, including vegan, low carb, and gluten free.
What is in Spinach Salad?
Not a whole heck of a lot, which is what makes it not just tasty but also hassle-free. This is a low carb salad comes that is easy to make because it requires just a handful of simple, everyday ingredients. I love to whip up this healthy vegan Salad recipe on those days when I am super short on time but still want a low carb meal with loads of flavour to accompany my equally easy mains.
Spinach Sesame Salad Recipe Materials
KITCHEN TOOLS, UTENSILS & APPLIANCES NEEDED
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Here are some of the items you will need to make this recipe.
- This colourful cutting board.
- This sharp knife for cutting.
- Measure your liquid in these stylish measuring jugs or cups.
- Measuring teaspoons.
- Bowls with covers.
- For storing your leftover food.
- Meal prep bowls for an easier week.
So are you ready to learn just how easy it is to make this Spinach Salad Recipe? Then gather up those ingredients so I can show you….
How To Make Spinach Salad
- Mix all the ingredients of the spinach salad together and add in salad dressing to your taste.
- Feel free to add in more red onion or chilli to your taste.
- Serve or store in a bowl.
Isn’t this the easiest spinach salad in the whole wide world?
Sesame Spinach Salad Tips
- Use baby spinach to make this recipe.
- You can use white onion or green onions too for this recipe.
- Make sure you use toasted sesame seeds for maximum flavour.
- Feel free to use a strawberry salad dressing if you prefer.
Sesame Spinach Salad Variations
- Add other salad greens to this recipe.
- Add a teaspoon of mild chopped chilli for a little heat.
- Some green beans or roasted asparagus would work well in this vegan salad recipe.
- Chopped avocado also goes well in this spinach salad recipe.
- Feel free to use a wine vinegar salad dressing instead.
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Prefer to make some strawberry spinach salad instead? Easy peasy. Simply add in some sweet juicy strawberries and you are good to go.
What to Serve With Spinach Sesame Salad
I definitely eat this sesame salad just as is, mostly. But the salad rocks alongside some of these recipes below.
Golden Air Fried Fish (if not vegan)
Air Fried Burgers (if not vegan).
Healthy Salad Recipes
For more healthy salad recipes, why not try the following below.
Instant Pot Thai Quinoa Salad.
Sesame Spinach Salad Weight Watchers Points
One serving of Spinach Salad contains just 1 Freestyle Smart Point.
Hanging out at the beach
Mini chefs and I hung out in Aldeburgh yesterday.
We spent a lot of the time at the boating pond were somehow our boat seemed to spend the entire time careening into the other more elegant boats. Not sure if there was some subconscious boat envy going on there. We sheepishly sloped off to the quieter beach area, after one too many boat accidents, where we skimmed pebbles into the water to our heart’s content.
But I think the most exciting time the kiddoes had was choosing their very own freshly caught sole at one of the many fish shacks. And choosing the special’est’ dressed crab as a surprise for daddy’s meal. And helping wrap up their purchases in newspaper. And counting how many of the fish were ‘this much’ bigger than them.
So back home lunch was, of course, some freshly fried fish with herbs, dressed crab for daddy and this sesame spinach salad on the side for the adults.
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Sesame Spinach Salad
Ingredients
Make the Sesame Spinach Salad
- 5 0z (150g) baby spinach leaves
- 2 tbsp finely chopped red onion
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients of the salad together and add in salad dressing to your taste.
- Feel free to add in more red onion or sesame to your taste.
Notes
Sesame Spinach Salad Tips
- Use baby spinach to make this recipe.
- You can use white onion or green onions too for this recipes.
- Make sure you use toasted sesame seeds for maximum flavour.
- Feel free to use a strawberry salad dressing if you prefer.
It sounds like you had such a special family time, Bintu. What a great experience to be able to choose your own sole and crab as well.
This definitely seems like the perfect zingy fresh salad to go with it all!
Yeah- we do enjoy hanging in Alderburgh.
LOVE all of the ingredients in this salad, must give it a go!
I hope you like it Stuart.
Sounds like a lovely time out on the pond!
This looks like a really tasty salad and perfect to go with your fab fresh fish. GG
I am chuffed with this on GG. Need more toasted sesame in my life.
Mmm, I love the freshness and simplicity of this! Perfect for a summer meal!
Thanks Jess
I love the look of this one. And I love aldeburgh too – are you based near there?
Lucky to be close enough to Alderburgh that we can just pop in for some boat envy.
Lovely day and even lovely fishy dinner Bintu! Especially served with this wee treat of a salad, looks lovely. Agreed it does look fab served in a blue bowl!
Another vote for the blue bowl. Whoooo hooooo.
Sounds like you had such a wonderful day! Love the sound of this salad, especially served alongside your fresh fish – yum 🙂
We did have a fab time – boat crashing aside.
Sounds like a fun time was had by all:) and lol at ‘subconscious boat envy’ – the salad looks simple and tasty. I’m thinking a ginger and toasted sesame vinaigrette for mine, or is that too much?
Ohhhh. Elsa ginger works well with spinach so I would love to try out your ginger dressing idea.
ooh I love spinach, this looks really fresh and tasty.
Thanks Janice.
Picking my own fresh sole at the fish shack would be awesome!! Btw…awesome blue bowl “background” to the fresh green leafs of the salad, Bintu 🙂
Yeah we are lucky to be able to do so. In the summer I spend a lot of time at the fish shacks.
Looks absolutely stunning Bintu, and I agree about the blue bowl 😉
Janie x
See, I knew a foodie would understand.
Love this green vibrant colour! I’m not fond of spinach but I’m trying everytime I can to like it a little bit more 😉 will try your recipe too!
Sylvia why don’t you try it with other greens that you do like?
looks delicious. We’re having a selection of salads for tea tonight – I might just add this one into the mix!
Enjoy every mouthful BM. And I love salads so I am daydreaming about your tea.
your images are amazing, this looks so yummy too 🙂 xo
Thanks Chloe this one was really good fun to photograph.
This looks amazing and so healthy!
Must be to do with the blue dish Jemma 😀
Oh wow this looks amazing! I eat so many salads during the summer season! x
And it is easy to make too Emma.