Strawberry Spinach Salad

It's been a great food week here at the old homestead. The first of the artichokes is ripe (see beautiful artichoke patch here).
The Kahuna's been firing up the grill, complete with rotisseried Cornish game hens, snagged on sale at one of our favorite grocery stores, Lucky's.

The shrimp and fresh pineapple kabobs were amazing. (Don't you just love that word? Kabob. Kabob. Kabob. Say it with me. Kabob.)

And one of the yummiest dishes of all, strawberry spinach salad, discovered at Kathryn's sweet blog Full Life, Simple Heart. With Kathryn's kind permission, I give you:

STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD

(Warning: This makes a lot. I made half of what follows and still had some for the next day's lunch.)

DRESSING:

3 T. sesame seeds

1 T. plus 1 1/2 t. poppy seeds

1/4 c. sugar

3/4 c. olive oil

1/4 c. plus 2 T. balsamic vinegar

1/4 t. paprika

1/4 t. Worcestershire sauce

1 T. plus 1 1/2 t. minced onion

SALAD

15 oz. fresh spinach, washed and dried

6 c. strawberries, sliced

1/4 c. plus 2 T. chopped almonds or walnuts

crumbled feta cheese

In medium bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Cover and chill for an hour.

In large bowl, combine salad ingredients. Pour on the dressing and toss.

Any other favorite salad combinations out there?
NOTE: Visit Shan at What's Cooking Wednesday to see what great food ideas everyone else is coming up with.