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Salad needs to be exciting for me to want to eat it. This strawberry mixed greens salad ticks all the boxes with a bit of crunch + lots of strawberry sweetness. Don’t be intimidated by the fact that it has a combination of leafy greens… these greens all have different flavors that come together for a tasty lunch. Plus, you can buy them all at once since most grocery stores sell “mixed greens.”
According to a study done by Harvard, greens like kale, spinach and arugula are powerhouses when it comes to providing you with Vitamin A, folate and Vitamin C, plus fiber, water and magnesium to help your digestion.
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 Salad Tip
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 cups 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 basil leaves fresh, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- pinch sea salt
- pinch black pepper 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.
Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions about Mixed Greens Salad
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.
Very good and filling. It may be a bit to early in the year for good, flavorful strawberries though. Even though the strawberries I purchased were ripe they didn’t have much flavor. I will definitely try this salad again when I can find strawberries in the farmers market.
Very tasty! Enjoyable flavour combination. Even my husband liked it, which is a win! I used half the maple syrup and 1/3 of dried basil because I didn’t have fresh. I think I would have preferred with fresh basil per the recipe.
Fresh herbs really do make a huge impact! But way to go making it work with what you have on hand! #TheRawkstarWay
Really filling and tasty. I’m allergic to strawberries so replaced with raspberries, which turned out great.
Yum! Great idea!
This salad was yummy, it was the dressing with some creamy avocado that made this salad yummy! The green apple added a sweet crunch to the salad. Overall I liked the salad and will add this to my salad rotation!
I loved the mixed greens strawberry salad.. it tasted fresh and bright and was filling!! The apple, strawberry and avocado is a great combo they compliment each other…
I have always loved fruit in my salad but this salad takes it to the next level with the strawberry basil dressing. This is going to be a new staple in my home! Thank you!
I absolutely loved this salad dressing. Not only is the mix of strawberry and basil delicious, but the deep pink colour against the variations of green is a gentle yet enticing experience for the eyes.
A crisp green Granny Smith apple, English cucumber, perfectly ripe avocado and crunchy almonds are a delightful assortment of textures. I chose to use mixed greens and arugula from my own indoor garden, and the arugula provided a nice slightly bitter contrast to the rest of the ingredients.
I will definitely make this again.
The color contrast in this salad really does add to the experience!
Loved the strawberry vinaigrette.
This salad was very good. I enjoyed the crispness of the green apple. The dressing is much better on the salad, than tasting separate.
I’ve learned I don’t like spring mix lettuce. It’s too bitter/earthy for me. Everything else about the salad was top notch and very good! I’ll try this again with either spinach, kale or romaine lettuce or a mix of them.
So yummy AND so easy to make! Loved the bright pop of flavor from the strawberry herb dressing!
This salad was delicious! I loved the combination of everything in it. The dressing looked so good and made the salad look so inviting. This would be perfect for a ladies luncheon.
Strawberry season here in FL! Attempting to eat more strawberries with my greens makes my tummy happy!!!
I loved the blog, was informative, the salad was yummy, and inspired me to add more goodies to my recipes.
Great content information for those of us who eat many greens and the variety of recipes was a great chance to view possibilities excited as this was only day one. Might have to be eating my greens at each meal with all these yummy recipes, grateful I have my Vitamix at ready!!! Used it today with a green drink!!! Thank you so much for the expansion of thought. I’m excited!
Yummy salad! I loved the strawberry dressing and the almonds, I like a little crunch with my salad.
The Strawberry Mixed Greens Salad is delicious!!
This early spring recipe is the perfect way to welcome the strawberries of Springtime as the first harvests are coming in!
The sweet, light dressing POPS in my mouth, and is so tasty it makes me want to eat more salad!!
I substituted walnuts for sliced almonds, and the combo was delish! Plus, I love avocados and apples in my salad anytime, anywhere, making Strawberry Mixed Greens a new favorite!
Fruity, crunchy, creamy, and healthy too! Love it!
First day of the challenge. I made my version minus the avocado, but the mixture of flavors is wonderful!