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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 extra-virgin 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.
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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.
What a great combination of veggies and fruits! Don’t skip the basil in the dressing – I actually doubled it and it’s aaammmaaazzing! All the rest I followed the recipe! Thanks SGS!
Strawberries and basil go very well together! I’m glad you enjoyed the flavor combination so much.
Good salad generally, except I don’t care much for sweet with my greens, so omitted apple and used Italian-type dressing.
I’m glad you made the necessary changes so that you could enjoy this salad!
Day 1 Salad Challenge. Delicious. Husband had 2 side dish helpings declaring the dressing to be like pudding (a good thing). Definitely pot luck or company worthy.
That’s fantastic! I’m glad that you both liked it and that you’d want to share with others!
Love it, very tangy dressing goes well with apple
Great recipe! Enjoy all the ingredients and was fabulously delicious!
Great! 🙂
I agree –
Mixed green salad doesn’t have to be boring. Love this simple recipe! Unfortunately, I’m allergic to strawberries, so substituted blueberries and lemon zest. #saladchallenge
Great substitution!! How was it? Would you make it again or was it good for a one-time experiment?
I made the salad (substituting strawberries for the apple and toasting the sliced almonds); the salad and dressing were easy to assemble and made a great lunch!
Ooooh. So fancy with the toasted almonds! I bet it was DELISH!!
Loved the salad but calories and carbs a little too high for me. Removed the maple syrup as strawberries and basil combo were sweet enough for me.
Way to make it suit your lifestyle! Good call on reducing the sugars/carbs by removing the syrup. Hope the dressing was still delicious!
This was great! So many different flavors. I made this with a Jamaican avocado, which has a very mild taste for an avocado. The dressing is really good, especially with extra pepper to bring out a little extra zing. Will definitely make again!
Absolutely delicious! The dressing is amazing! We both had clean plates! I loved the crunch from the apple, and the sweetness from the dressing!
Aww! I’m so glad you enjoyed the texture and flavor combinations!
DAY 1 This MIXED GREEN SALAD is FIVE STARS! So healthy and nutritious! Tastes so delicious!
Aww!! Yay!! I am so happy you enjoyed this one so much. 🙂
Everyone in the family loved this salad! The maple syrup in the dressing is very pleasant and not too sweet! Will be making again!!!
That’s great! I’m glad the whole family enjoyed!
amazing salad! we all love it so much!
Yummy. Great spring flavors packed into a colorful, delicious salad. A hit at our house.
Really great salad recipe! It’s a refreshing change from the salads we usually consume in our household, and made great use of the strawberries and maple syrup we have on hand!
RAWESOME!! That’s exactly why I love these challenges – mixing things up and trying something new! We all need a little change of pace from time to time. Great job!
Love that!!
Loved the recipe for the salad. Great mix of ingredients! The dressing seemed a bit high in sugar with the maple syrup so I substituted a teaspoon of honey.
Perfect substitution!!
Very nice, it tastes like summer!
And who doesn’t love the taste of summer?
Glad you liked it!
I love the hint of strawberries in the dressing to finish off this delicious salad!
Awesome – or should I say “STRAWsome?”
I loved this salad but had to make some substitutions and take some things out because I am diabetic and also on a renal diet.
What were the substitutions you made? And how did the taste work for you? There may be others that this information could benefit! Thanks so much, Tanisha!! 🙂
This salad was tasty and it got me out my same ol’ salad dressing rut. I added leftover salmon, can’t waste that! Really enjoyed the slivered almonds on top.
Perfect! Getting out of the same-old salad rut is def the goal of this challenge!