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For years, I thought salads had to look a certain way—bland iceberg lettuce, salty croutons, and a thick, creamy dressing. I ate them… but I didn’t love them. That all changed when I realized how fresh, vibrant, and satisfying salads can actually be.
This strawberry mixed greens salad is one of my favorites. It’s all about the balance—crisp greens, sweet fruit, creamy avocado, and that bright strawberry basil vinaigrette that brings everything to life. This is the kind of salad you’ll actually crave. Enjoy!
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What is a Mixed Greens Salad?
A mixed green salad is a simple salad made with a variety of leafy greens—like spring mix, spinach, arugula, or lettuce—topped with fresh ingredients and a dressing. It’s known for being light, flexible, and easy to customize based on what you have on hand.
This recipe stands out because it’s more balanced and satisfying—with fruit, healthy fats, crunch, and a homemade strawberry basil dressing that adds fresh, vibrant flavor.
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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 Tips
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 cup 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 fresh basil fresh, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup
- pinch sea salt, unrefined
- pinch black pepper, ground 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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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
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.
Loved this salad and the dressing was so delicious! Definitely adding to our favorites and will be making again and again!
We eat a slightly different version of this salad several times a week. It never disappoints!
Delish! I Love homemade dressings and this was great! Healthy at its best!
Great combination of flavors and textures. Very satisfying and delicious!
Such a healthful, delicious, and wholesome recipe! I used blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries in lieu of strawberries to maximize the fiber and nutrition content of this awesome recipe.
Loved the use of the strawberries in the dressing! I’ve never done that before and I will definitely be making this salad again!
The dressing is delicious, will absolutely make this again and so easy. Love homemade dressing and ones I’ve never tried, so many options.
Enjoyed this salad. My favorite part was the wide variety of healthy fruits and vegetables in just one bowl!
This salad was delicious. My husband liked it too. Because I am calorie restricted I did not eat half the salad though instead eating 1/4. I also cut down the amount of both the almonds and avocado in my serving. And used only one TBS of the dressing. The dressing is so good! Very refreshing taste. I paired it with chicken breast to increase protein intake. Will definitely make again.
I’m glad you made adjustments to make this salad recipe work for you!
Absolutely love this strawberry avocado salad! It’s the perfect kick-off recipe for spring time refreshment! The strawberry dressing is divine, and of course, avocado makes everything extraordinary adding a perfect creaminess to the crunchiness of chopped apples and nuts!
Creaminess of the Avocado with the tart green apple and the crunch of the almonds…nice combination. Will be making again.
Allergic to strawberries, but made this with blueberries. Was delish!!!
Great sub!
How many oz/ml does salad dressing make? Just curious to know what size jar to buy
When I made it, my dressing came out to about 8 oz.
Great salad, easy dressing. As to the question, to wash or not wash? I ALWAYS soak my greens in ice water before making salad. It really makes the greens crispy. Learned this from my mom-in-law.
I’ve never heard of doing this but will try it with the next salad.
Great tip!
Great salad, I will keep this one to have again!
The dressing had a nice taste. I would of liked it to be a bit thicker. The recipe also made a lot of dressing if you are making a salad for 2 people. A lot was left over.
Great feedback on the dressing! If you make it again, maybe use 1/2 of the ingredients when making the recipe.
Absolutely delicious
Perfect breakfast salad
Salad for breakfast?! Interesting! #RawkstarStatus
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! 🙂