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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.
Easy to make and eat! I didn’t use the strawberry dressing but can’t wait to make it and try that too. I did not add the almonds.
Love love love this salad, but the dressing is to die for! I totally could drink just like Jen says! My son even said it tastes just like a smoothie and he is right! The only hard part is keeping my salad from getting too big because I just want to keep pouring on the dressing so I can just lap the leftover dressing right off my plate, lol! This is a dressing you will want to double/triple, etc.!
i made this recipe as written except that my avocado was too unripe to use. ☹️ i cut into it with hope, but it was a no go. i also used frozen organic strawberries for the dressing since fresh organic strawberries were too expensive here at present. finally, i used the last of the sliced almonds i’d candied for my easter salad.
the salad was crunchy and fresh. and i’m a real oils and vinegars type of person, so the dressing was enjoyable to try. i only made half since i’m most often only feeding myself at this point in time. any ideas for the remainder of the dressing? how long will it last refrigerated? and if anyone has any ideas and/or tips for salads for one, i’d love to hear them. i have a reputation for making great salads, but, for various reasons, i seldom make them for just me (at least green salads, that is). nonetheless, since i’d like to be eating them more frequently, i’ve taken on this challenge! credit to everyone else who has done the same!
Love the strawberry basil dressing!!!
Absolutely delicious! Light and fresh, just like spring!
We made this for lunch today-I love the tartness from the apples, the creamy avocados, and the sweet strawberry dressing! It was satisfying and filling.
What a tasty salad! The tart flavors excite my palate while the greens and avocado mellow out those same flavors so my tongue doesn’t feel stripped. Making the vinaigrette is my stumbling block. I’m not uses to making my own dressing.
Delicious salad. I loved it. A delightful combination of ingredients. The salad dressing was the highlight. I’m eating it as I type and it’s hard to put my fork down!
This salad is so easy to put together and delicious. It was perfect for this lovely warm spring evening with some baked chicken.
Delicious and light. Lovely sweet flavor of strawberries balanced with basil. Divine! Will be making this Strawberry Mixed Greens Salad again.
I devoured the strawberry mixed green salad! Perfect mix of flavors-Yum!
Husband and I loved it.
I love the salad! The dressing is sweet, but not too sweet.
I omitted the cucumbers. I love the little taste of almonds with the cacophony of other flavors. So good!
yum! so delicious and fresh 🙂
Absolutely one of my favorite salad recipes and the dressing is so delicious!!
Delicious! Easy to make!