Wash and dry the fresh strawberries. Then, cut off the stems of the strawberries and slice them lengthwise vertically. Reserve four fresh strawberries for the vinaigrette. Then, thinly dice and peel the English cucumber. After that, use a mandoline with a guard and very carefully slice the red onion. Slice the red onion very thinly. Also, roughly chop the pecans.

To a large salad bowl, add the spinach. Then, crumble the goat cheese as you add it to the bowl. After that, add the strawberries, cucumber, red onions, and pecans to the bowl.

Next, make the strawberry balsamic vinaigrette. Add the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, four fresh strawberries, honey, salt, pepper, garlic, stone-ground mustard, and fresh lemon juice to a blender. Thoroughly blend the vinaigrette.

You may have leftover vinaigrette, depending on how much you pour over the salad and how much lettuce you use. You can add more lettuce to the salad or store the vinaigrette in an airtight container in the refrigerator to make this salad again. Pour as much vinaigrette over the salad as you prefer and then toss the salad with salad tongs. Serve the salad on plates and enjoy! This salad serves 2 large plates or 4 side salads.