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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.
Great salad, although the dressing seemed a bit sweet for ne.
Loved the crunch and smoothness of the combination of the apple, almonds and avocado.
I thought the strawberry mixed green salad was fresh and flavorful. All of my ingredients were fresh and meshed well together. Next time i will not peel the cucumber because i was expecting more of a crunch but didn’t have it with the peeled cucumber. I added feta cheese on top. Loved the dressing for sure! Think I will use it on other salads.
The strawberry mixed green salad is a five star salad for me! It needs no substitutes and is perfect just the way it is. I like that the dressing is simple and easy to make.
I love the strawberries dressing. I thought it would be too sweet but it isn’t.
I added leftover tofu and swapped green apple for celery. Delicious. I have some leftover dressing and will try with something else.
Loved the bold strawberry taste and the crunchiness.
Late summer fruits in Australia- I thought the strawberries may have been too sweet but I found it surprisingly yummy. I will make it again.
This wasn’t a very tasty salad in my opinion. I think that it isn’t a good time of year to get fruits in my area, they weren’t sweet or even tasty. The dressing was nice on its own but got lost in the salad. I also didn’t care for the combination of avocado and cucumber in the same salad.
This wasn’t my favorite salad. It could be that it’s not a great time of year in my area to get fruit with sweetness/flavor. The dressing was nice on its own, but seemed to get lost in the salad. I wasn’t so pleased with textures of avocado and cucumber together either.
So good!! First time using fresh strawberries in a salad dressing recipe and that changed the game!! I added grilled chicken for additional protein. Will def make again!
I used strawberries that I picked myself and agree that the quality of the fruit makes a big difference in the final outcome.
So so good! Perfect combinations of ingredients in both the dressing and the salad. It added white beans for a bit more hardy salad. It would be great with some quinoa as well, as the quinoa would soak up all that beautiful dressing.
Love the variety of fresh ingredients. Not a huge fan of strawberries so I may eat this with a citrus based dressing next time but definitely a winner.
Lots of big flavors! I loved the dressing! I had some leftover and I’m excited to try it on other things. The creamy element from the avocados was really satisfying. I wanted more protein so I added a boiled egg, but white beans or tofu would have been good too.
The salad ingredients all compliment each other with the amazing strawberry dressing!
Love this salad! Al the ingredients compliment each other with the strawberry dressing!
One of my absolute favorites!!
My family thought the salad was really good. I made some tweaks. So I didn’t have basil (had issues on going to my usual store) so I used oregano that I had in my garden. It was a good replacement. We also don’t care for spring mix so we used spinach. I also like the suggestion of adding feta, which we added. So filling and yummy!!