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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 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.
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.
This was a great blend of flavors. I added grilled chicken which made the salad even more filling. I was a little sketical about the dressing, but it turned out to be a tasty compliment to the salad.
Nice, light salad with a variety of veggies. You could definitely customize it for more of a meal. The dressing was different but went perfectly with the salad greens.
I was on the fence about this dressing thinking that it might be too sweet, but the combined flavors of the strawberries and basil are great! I didn’t have fresh strawberries and subbed with freeze dried. I would make this again.
Excellent blend of flavors!!
Delicious. This dressing is so fresh!
Salad dressing was very good. Salad tasted really fresh and lite!
Even our kids like this fruity salad
Love the dressing and mixture of flavors in the salad!
Different than my norm. Liked the variety of tastes and textures. I use a gala apple because they were in the house and honey instead of maple syrup. My strawberries weren’t very sweet so I added a little extra honey and another dash of salt to bring it out which made it better. Will probably repeat using a little less basil.
Tasty fresh spring salad. I used last year’s frozen strawberries and didn’t wait for them to thaw so it was difficult to blend. I had to add a little water which diluted the flavour. However, it was still a yummy combination. My husband said this would cost a lot at a restaurant.
I loved the mixture of ingrediants in the salad! I am not a salad dressing person, so I did not make the dressing that is suggested to go along with this salad so that is not part of the rating.
This salad is wonderful. I love the different mix of flavors. Strawberries are one of my favorites, so I also added a few diced strawberries to the salad, not just in the dressing.
I love the simplicity of this salad. The dressing is so easy to make and adds a sweet lovely flavor especially paired with the green apple and avocado.
I loved this salad! I did make some adjustments. I didn’t use oil in the dressing and only used 2 tsp maple syrup. The dressing was fabulous! This will definitely be on repeat this summer.
I added the chicken breast for some extra staying power.
So good. The dressing is divine, especially the basil.