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For years, I thought salads had to look a certain way—bland iceberg lettuce, salty croutons, and a thick, creamy dressing. I ate them… but I didn’t love them. That all changed when I realized how fresh, vibrant, and satisfying salads can actually be.
This strawberry mixed greens salad is one of my favorites. It’s all about the balance—crisp greens, sweet fruit, creamy avocado, and that bright strawberry basil vinaigrette that brings everything to life. This is the kind of salad you’ll actually crave. Enjoy!
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What is a Mixed Greens Salad?
A mixed green salad is a simple salad made with a variety of leafy greens—like spring mix, spinach, arugula, or lettuce—topped with fresh ingredients and a dressing. It’s known for being light, flexible, and easy to customize based on what you have on hand.
This recipe stands out because it’s more balanced and satisfying—with fruit, healthy fats, crunch, and a homemade strawberry basil dressing that adds fresh, vibrant flavor.
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How to Make Mixed Greens Salad
This mixed greens salad recipe is filled with these greens, plus tangy green apple, creamy avocado, and crunchy almonds. Seriously, this salad is the perfect meal when your sweet tooth comes calling and you’re trying to eat healthy.
1. Wash and dry greens
A recent study done by Consumer Reports says that we should all be washing any produce that comes into our cooking spaces, whether “pre-washed”, organic or otherwise. This is because even those mixed greens carefully washed by well meaning producers can still contain contaminants from E. coli, chemicals and more.
2. Chop apples, avocado and cucumber
I like to chop them all into bite-size pieces (the smaller, the better).
3. Make the Strawberry viniagarette
Combine dressing ingredients in a high-speed blender or food processor and puree into the best dressing you’ve ever had with mixed greens.
4. prepare the plate
Add the mixed greens first, and then toppings to the plate. Drizzle dressing on top and enjoy!
Make-Ahead Tips
If you want this salad for work, prep it all in a mason jar. It’s seriously so easy! Simply layer the ingredients in the mason jar. Keep the strawberry dressing in a separate container until time to eat. When you’re ready to eat, pour the dressing on top, give the mason jar a good shake, and enjoy!
Strawberry Mixed Greens Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cup spring mix greens loosely packed
- 1 cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 green apple diced
- 1 avocado sliced
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
Dressing
- 1 cup strawberries diced
- 6 fresh basil fresh, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup
- pinch sea salt, unrefined
- pinch black pepper, ground ground, to taste
Instructions
- Arrange salad ingredients on plates.
- Puree the dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
- Drizzle some of the dressing over salad (you may not need all of it). Eat immediately.
Notes
- Swap mixed greens with the leafy greens of your choice.
- Oil-free? Omit the olive oil. It’ll still be delicious and less caloric.
- Lemon Vinaigrette would also be delicious on this recipe.
- Add the nuts or seeds of your choice for more healthy fats + protein.
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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
Yes! If you have a favorite dressing, feel free to swap out my Strawberry Vinaigrette. Yet I do encourage you to make it one time like this because it’s out-of-this-world delicious!
You sure can. You can swap it for any leafy green you prefer or have on hand. You might check out our Leafy Greens Guide for more inspiration.
In all my salads, I try and use some sorta nuts, seeds or protein to help me stay full. A salad is typically a meal for me, which means it needs a variety of fiber, healthy fats, protein and carbs to keep me full until the next meal.
A delicious blend of flavours! Very satisfying!
The salad combination was good and filling. The salad dressing was excellent. I can’t wait to have the other half for dinner.
Excellent salad, similar to what I normally have but the dressing really made the salad pop. The dressing really made the salad sing.
I am going to have the other portion for dinner with Grilled Salmon.
Delicious and refreshing salad! The dressing is what makes this top notch! Make sure you use nice and ripe strawberries for the best taste!
I though this salad was just OK. It lacked some pizzazz I wanted. I was pleasantly surprised that the amount of dressing was just right. I didn’t find it filling at all & woke up hungry in the middle of the night even though I also had a piece of whole grain toast & a Gardein burger.
This is my first time actually starting this on time. The salad and dressing was so easy to make. It was delicious.
Delicious! I didn’t have almonds, so I used pecans.
I made the salad for today’s challenge. I enjoyed the dressing most of all! I think next time I’ll add some sliced strawberries, cranberries or orange slices to the salad. I needed a little something to kick it up a bit.
I loved all the textures and flavors in this salad! I also liked that I could get al the ingredients no matter what time of year. Delicious!!
Overall a lovely salad. I did think the dressing was a little flat so added some balsamic vinegar to up the flavor which was delicious.
Yuuum! . Perfect lunch.
Awesome salad! Even my husband lived the dressing. It was perfectly filling and the apple really adds to both texture and taste!
Such a great refreshing salad recipe just in time for Spring the crisp cucumber and apple add just the right amount of crunch! The dressing is amazing and just the right blend of sweet and tang Love the avocado and almonds to get in some protein and the serving size is generous and so filling ❤️❤️❤️
A very tasty combo of freshness. A taste of spring, easy prep.
This strawberry basil dressing will definitely become a staple in our fridge this summer! The salad is so delicious, and the cucumber and green apple add such a nice crisp taste.
The dressing alone is worth it! The whole meal was delicious and filling. I’d make the dressing again just as a dip for apples or an addition to any green summer salad of fresh, light veggies and fruit
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I used Organic Girl Super Greens for the salad. It was amazingly fresh tasting, and I loved the combination of strawberries and basil. I was concerned that the salad would be too sweet, but the basil added a nice complementary balance. I just might add sliced strawberries into the salad as well as a garnish of basil! This would be amazing on a hot summer day.
We were pleasantly surprised and REALLY enjoyed the dressing! I forgot to double the dressing since I was making the salad for 2…but, it turned out to be the right amount of dressing for us. The basil was a nice complement to the strawberries.
I had the strawberry salad today for lunch, it was superior. I also added strawberries into the salad, I enjoyed it very much.
Lovely salad recipe. The dressing was easy to throw together and it was elegant enough to serve for company. I might add feta for a fact touch. Definitely would make this again.
Enjoyed this salad today. I added strawberries in the salad as well. The dressing is flavorful and blends well with the mixed greens and sweetness of the green apple.