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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
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 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.
I love salads, so this was a perfect meal for me! The dressing was delicious and so easy to make; thanks Jen, I will putting this dressing in my pile of favorite dressings!!
What a light and delicious salad this was today. The strawberry dressing was so good.
Salad was great, but my avocado was to hard so I left that out. Really liked the strawberry dressing and will definitely make it again.
This is an excellent salad and the dressing is INCREDIBLE
It was really good. My family loved it. Not too sweet. The apples and almonds gave it crunch and the avocado made it smooth. The dressing was perfect.
Strawberry Mixed Greens Salad-crunchy, yummy, sweet and tart salad. Love sliced almonds in everything. Salad was a hit for me.
I made this for lunch using half the ingredients as I am alone today. I also replaced almond slices with Pistachios (what I had on hand). The dressing is delicious with these ingredients. I almost wish I had added some celery. I think that would compliment the other ingredients well. Nice size salad with just the half size! Very Yummy! I have enough dressing left for another salad or two as well.
This salad was very filling and flavorful with Strawberry Basil Dressing. I plan to make a nice size bottle for later.
My husband and I love this recipe. The strawberry dressing is delicious and so light and refreshing! Definitely a great recipe to add to our regular meal planning.
Loved this salad, not one ingredient overpowers any other. The dressing is fantastic. Just a nice, simple cohesive meal. My husband and I split this recipe, he thought it was great, his only complaint was he doesn’t like the texture of spinach, which is easily replaceable. Win win for everyone!
So delicious! I only had 1/2 cup of strawberries, so I used raspberries for the other 1/2 cup. Used dried basil because I didn’t have any fresh on hand, but I’m sure it would be even better with fresh!
Dressing is fantastic. Added feta cheese to salad. Will make again
This salad turned out real tasty. Even my husband liked it and he doesn’t like salads
Good salad today!! I could not use the dressing my olive oil has gone bad. But still good even without the dressing, just added a few more strawberry
I think I should have added more basil leaves, because it wasn’t very tasty.
The dressing makes this salad fantastic! The only thing that’d make this better is if I started ripening my avocados sooner.