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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.
OMG This is my favorite! Love the crunch along with the creaminess of the cashew cream and avocado. Great blend of flavors too! I’m thinking this would be great in a lettuce wrap too!
I like the salad, but I need to try it again! I the diced the apple too small, I didn’t select a very good avocado at the grocery store (too many bad spots), and I put too much basil in the dressing. So while it was pretty good, I know I can do better next time!
Loved the ingredients in the salad. Found that the dressing needed more salt and I think I would have liked a little vinegar or more lemon…was too sweet for my taste but not a bad idea.
Awesome Salad!!!!! Love the variety of taste and textures!!! This is now on my list of go to’s!!!!!
This was better than I expected, we really liked it. I forgot to grab fresh basil but I had fresh parsley and mint and it was delicious. I’ll make it often and swap out the fresh herbs.
Great balance of flavors and textures. The dressing made it taste like summer!
awesome dressing makes this salad a keeper!! love it!!!
Delicious salad! Instead of adding the strawberries to the dressing, I sliced them and added to the salad. My husband and I enjoyed this salad!
Wonderful salad. It was tart and sweet and tasty. I love the added ingredients as well and the dressing was sweet and yummy
I chickened out on adding mint to the dressing but it was fantastic! I might be brave enough to add it next time but even with without it this salad is great!
This salad was easy to make. It was filling and delicious and full of good things. I made the dressing with my immersion blender.
I really enjoyed this salad. I loved the crunchiness of the apple. I didn’t like all the mixed greens, but the wonderful and amazing Strawberry dressing made everything taste better. I will definitely make the dressing again. I couldn’t believe how flavorful it was.
Tasty and simple. A light salad with just the right amount of sweetness. This will be perfect for the warm Summer months when we stay outside more.
Delicious dressing with the combination of basil and strawberry! It definitely benefits from added salt to make the flavor pop. Will be an awesome summer salad.
I am enjoying making my own dressing. This has really been an awesome experience to be able to supplement what I buy in a way that I could never have imagined on my own.
Thank you so much for sharing the awesome recipes.
Didn’t have time to comment last night but I had it for dinner. It was absolutely delicious! I love fruit mixed with salad – right up my alley!
What a delicious spring salad! My husband and I both enjoyed. I thought there was still a little flavor missing…I couldn’t exactly pinpoint it, but maybe some fresh strawberries on top or maybe it was a little Dijon mustard in the dressing. Regardless, the salad says Spring!
I made the salad on Mon but it was too much basil in the salad dressing for me but will try again when my home grown basil is ready to be picked.