Strawberry Fruit Salad

Strawberry Summer Salad

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Recipe courtesy of greateightfriends.com

Ingredients 

  • 5 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 5 cups romaine, cut in bite-size pieces
  • 5 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • ¼ cup candied pecans, whole or coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup crumbled blue cheese, or feta cheese
  • ¼ cup red onion, chopped or thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, diced

Dressing Ingredients

  • ¼ cup raspberry vinegar, or other light fruit vinegar or a champagne or white wine vinegar
  • ½ cup grapeseed oil, or salad oil
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Dressing Directions:

    • Shake all ingredients together in a dressing cruet or lidded jar.

Salad Directions:

  • Toss all ingredients together in a salad bowl.
  • Add the amount of dressing that you like and toss again.
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Watermelon Salad

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Watermelon Salad

The perfect mix of sweet and savory, this refreshing watermelon salad makes for an artisanal appetizer, light snack, or light meal. Prep Time: 20 minutes. Serves 15.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons of lime juice
  • 1 cup sliced red onion, cut lengthwise
  • 15 cups cubed watermelon
  • 3 cups cubed English cucumber
  • 1 (8 ounces) package of crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Cracked black pepper
  • Sea salt

Directions

    1. In a small bowl, pour the lime juice over red onions. Allow it to marinate while putting together the salad.
  1. Gently mix the watermelon, feta cheese, cucumber,  and cilantro in a large bowl. Season with black pepper. Just before serving, add marinated red onion and lime juice mixture to the large bowl. Gently combine and add sea salt.