Strawberry Spinach Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Dressing
    1 lemon
    2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
    1/3 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    1 teaspoon poppy seed
    Salad
    1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
    1 1/2 cups strawberries (8 ounces)
    1/2 medium cucumber, sliced and cut in half
    1/4 small red onion, sliced into thin wedges
    1 (6 ounce) package Baby Spinach
Preparation
    For dressing, zest lemon to measure 1/2 tsp zest.
    Juice lemon to measure 2 tbsp juice.
    Combine zest, juice, vinegar, sugar, oil and poppy seeds in small bowl.
    Whisk until well blended.
    Cover; refrigerate until ready to use.
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
    For salad, spread almonds in single layer over bottom of small baking pan.
    Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly toasted.
    remove from oven; cool almonds.
    Hull strawberries; cut strawberries into quarters.
    Peel cucumber and slice; cut slices in half.
    Slice onion into thin wedges.
    Place spinach in large serving bowl; add strawberries, cucumber and onion.
    Whisk dressing; pour over salad, gently tossing to coat.
    Sprinkle with almonds.

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