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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.
Made this salad a week early for the challenge by accident, it’s was so delicious! Prepped it again for today, so excited to start again. Best strawberry dressing evvah!
You’ve already had this salad twice? Love that!
Amazing! So fresh and clean and delicious
Excellent salad! Salad dressing is delicious. You will have to resist the urge to use the dressing on everything. Definitely a keeper receipe.
Same about the dressing! haha!
The dressing was so delicious over everything. I was unsure about strawberries and cucumber but it was so good.
Way to get out of your comfort zone and give these flavor combinations a chance! You RAWK! 🙂
Simply delicious
Great Salad!!! I made this after my morning run. It was fantastic.
Hooray for the salad and exercise! Great job!
The mixed greens salad was wonderful and full of flavor. Wasn’t crazy about the dressing, needed to be a little sweeter.
I am not a put fruit in a salad person but this salad has opened my eyes! I made a serving for one and thought the dressing looked a bit gluppy but it worked really well. Enjoyed it!
Thumbs up on the Day 1 Mixed Greens Salad! The Strawberry dressing is the perfect compliment to the greens, cucumber, green apple, avocado and almonds. I would not say that I am a big avocado fan but I am enjoying it in this salad!
I am not a salad eater, but this was very delicious and will make again!
Loved day 1 salad!!
I prep a lot so I had the chance to try it before today.
My lunch will be a nice serving with the strawberry dressing that was a complete new discovery for me!
This is a lovely fresh salad, I enjoyed the crunch that the green apple added and especially loved that I could barely taste the cucumber and I was able to drown the avo taste in the dressing! It’s 100% hubby approved too – he hummed all the way through eating it after his video review! 🙂
I’m so glad that this worked out for you, but feel free to omit an certain ingredients if you don’t like them! We def want you to enjoy these salads as much as possible! But way to go for trying it as written in the recipe!
Love this salad
This is a salad of contrasts! Smooth and crunchy, sweet and sharp. Yum!
Every flavor and texture gets to shine!
I Loved this. I was to sure about it as I made it but wow I was so surprised. I will be making that again.
Very tasty. Filled me up!
Delicious salad. I will definitely make it again.
This salad was not only colorful but also full of flavor. I’m a huge fan of fruit and nuts in salad, so this was perfect for me. I added some organic shelled edamame to increase the protein. The dressing was the star, although my husband omitted it and still loved it. Thanks for an amazing recipe!
Edamame sounds like a great addition!
Absolutely!