Strawberry Balsamic Salad – Eat Your self Skinny

My favorite Strawberry Salad made with leafy greens, latest strawberries, candied walnuts, and creamy goat cheese all tossed with a rich and tangy maple balsamic dressing!

Oh how I like an ideal salad and that’s one I hope you will add to your weekly meal rotation! There could also be merely one factor so delicious about latest, juicy strawberries and tangy balsamic vinegar, it’s like that they had been made for each other. Whereas this salad is one in every of my favorites inside the spring and summer season months on account of it’s loaded with vibrant strawberries, this moreover makes a delicious fall salad due to all that sweet maple style!

Why You’ll Love this Salad

• Sweet strawberries paired with rich balsamic vinaigrette make this salad model unimaginable!
• Can merely be prepared ahead of time for quick assembly.
• This maple balsamic herb dressing have to be a staple in your kitchen this season!
• You can also merely customise this salad to your liking. See the utterly completely different variations underneath.

Substances You’ll Need

• Blended greens – I used a mix of arugula and baby spinach leaves, nonetheless be comfortable to utilize any leafy inexperienced lettuce that you just select
• Strawberries – the strawberries model excellent with the balsamic dressing, nonetheless you’ll moreover use raspberries, blueberries and even chopped apples or pears
• Crumbled cheese – I used crumbled goat cheese, nonetheless feta, gorgonzola and even blue cheese all would model good on this salad. To keep up this vegan, merely omit the cheese altogether or use your favorite vegan alternative
• Candied walnuts – these add a nice crunch to the salad and way more maple goodness! You may moreover use chopped pecans, almonds or cashews
• Maple Balsamic Dressing – made with a mix of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, Dijon mustard and up to date herbs

Maple Balsamic Dressing (the BEST!)

I utterly LOVE this maple balsamic dressing and it is actually what makes this salad so excellent! This dressing is rich, tangy and easily made with merely 5 simple substances – balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, Dijon mustard and up to date herbs. Not solely does this dressing model good on salads, nonetheless I wish to drizzle it on veggies, use it as a marinade for hen, fish or steak, toss it in pasta salads, and loads additional. You can also make this correct in your blender in decrease than 5 minutes! I on a regular basis make my very personal salad dressings correct at residence on account of I typically already have all the substances obtainable in my pantry or fridge, it’s budget-friendly and truly merely tastes so loads higher than the bottled stuff from the store.

Can this Salad be Prepped in Advance?

! In actuality I like prepping each little factor upfront so that I can merely throw this salad collectively for a easy lunch or as a delicious side dish with my dinner. To make sure that the lettuce to stay latest and cease wilting, I favor to retailer each little factor in separate containers until in a position to assemble.

• Slice up all the strawberries and retailer in a sealed container inside the fridge.
• Make the candied maple walnuts ahead of time and guarantee they cool completely sooner than storing.
• Combine collectively the substances for the maple balsamic dressing and retailer in sealed a mason jar inside the fridge. Merely sooner than serving, let the dressing sit at room temp for about 10 minutes to let the oil develop into liquid as soon as extra and offers the dressing an ideal shake to mix each little factor collectively.

Customise this Strawberry Salad!

• Not a fan of balsamic vinegar? Try this poppy seed dressing or this lemon dijon herb dressing
• You probably can merely make this salad vegan by omitting the goat cheese (or using a vegan alternative)
• In its place of strawberries, you’ll try raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and even chopped apples or pears
• Make this salad additional filling by together with nutritious grains like quinoa, rice or farro
• I used candied walnuts on this, nonetheless you swap that with chopped pecans, almonds or cashews
• Completely different additions embody creamy avocado, crisp purple onion,

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