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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.
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.
Delicious salad. Never tried a sweet, strawberry-based dressing before, but I loved it. Will definitely make it again.
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it!
The apple is what really sets this salad apart. I love the tang with the leafy greens!!!!
This was a very refreshing salad and loved the dressing! Will be making this again!
Loved this salad will be making it again
I love this dressing! I will be using it on other salads and veggie mixes in the future. The salad was also quite good. I added a few chopped green onion tops.
Yummy!
The dressing was the best part but I will only use half the amount of Basil next time. (Maybe I don’t know how to measure herbs because I stuffed the tablespoon.). And I think I will not use avocado (I love avocado but it did not add anything to this recipe) or cucumber (the crunch factor that cucumbers usually add was lost in the apples) next time I make this salad. Like others have said, the star is the dressing.
Feel free to make adjustments next time. When I measure herbs I just loosely pack them.
This was an easy salad to make. I couldn’t find fresh basil at the supermarket because it was sold out and I didn’t have time to to another one so had to use dried for the dressing. The dressing was light and refreshing and complimented the salad. I made it for dinner for my boyfriend who felt it was missing something, like maybe Gorgonzola cheese. I must admit he may have been right, but it is still a salad I would eat again.
Such a delightfully refreshing meal, just love the dressing!
This is a keeper. It is simple and light. I love the fresh strawberry dressing, that takes only a few minutes to blend up. The avocado makes for a great protein and apples add an extra crunch. I added in a few more strawberries to the salad as well.
Loved the salad dressing!!! I’m trying this challenge because I need new salad recipes. My family loved this salad.
The dressing for this salad is amazing! The strawberry and basil combination is so fresh. Husband loves it as well. Really happy I found this challenge and recipes.
Glad you are enjoying it.
This salad was quite fun with the strawberry dressing, the apples and the avocado. A little added crunch from the cucumber was great. I added chunks of cheddar cheese just for fun. Not sure if so that again, but it was good.
Salad was delicious even though my avocados were not ripe enough to include. The strawberry dressing was very aromatic and tasty. I look forward to having this again with the avocados which should make it even better.
Yes, sometimes avocados can be tricky to have ripe at just the right time. When I buy them, I leave them on the counter until they are just a little soft. Then I move them to the refrigerator where they stay good for a couple weeks or more.
Such an easy and delicious meal!
What a delicious salad recipe. My entire family enjoyed the strawberry dressing!
Family salad times are the best!
This is Spring in your mouth if you could eat it! Bright, fresh flavours in a light and lively salad that would be great on its own or beside chicken, fish or soup as a pair. Delicious!
You took the words out of my mouth! Great idea with paring it with other things.