Strawberry Balsamic Salad – Eat Your self Skinny

My favourite Strawberry Salad made with leafy greens, contemporary strawberries, candied walnuts, and creamy goat cheese all tossed with a wealthy and tangy maple balsamic dressing!

Oh how I really like a great salad and that is one I hope you’ll add to your weekly meal rotation! There’s simply one thing so scrumptious about contemporary, juicy strawberries and tangy balsamic vinegar, it is like they had been made for one another. Whereas this salad is one among my favorites within the spring and summer season months as a result of it is loaded with vibrant strawberries, this additionally makes a scrumptious fall salad due to all that candy maple taste!

Why You will Love this Salad

• Candy strawberries paired with wealthy balsamic French dressing make this salad style unimaginable!
• Can simply be ready forward of time for fast meeting.
• This maple balsamic herb dressing must be a staple in your kitchen this season!
• It’s also possible to simply customise this salad to your liking. See the totally different variations beneath.

Substances You will Want

• Blended greens – I used a mix of arugula and child spinach leaves, however be happy to make use of any leafy inexperienced lettuce that you simply choose
• Strawberries – the strawberries style superb with the balsamic dressing, however you possibly can additionally use raspberries, blueberries and even chopped apples or pears
• Crumbled cheese – I used crumbled goat cheese, however feta, gorgonzola and even blue cheese all would style nice on this salad. To maintain this vegan, merely omit the cheese altogether or use your favourite vegan possibility
• Candied walnuts – these add a pleasant crunch to the salad and much more maple goodness! You may additionally use chopped pecans, almonds or cashews
• Maple Balsamic Dressing – made with a mix of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, Dijon mustard and contemporary herbs

Maple Balsamic Dressing (the BEST!)

I completely LOVE this maple balsamic dressing and it’s actually what makes this salad so superb! This dressing is wealthy, tangy and simply made with simply 5 easy elements – balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, Dijon mustard and contemporary herbs. Not solely does this dressing style nice on salads, however I like to drizzle it on veggies, use it as a marinade for hen, fish or steak, toss it in pasta salads, and a lot extra. It’s also possible to make this proper in your blender in lower than 5 minutes! I at all times make my very own salad dressings proper at house as a result of I sometimes have already got all of the elements readily available in my pantry or fridge, it is budget-friendly and truthfully simply tastes so a lot better than the bottled stuff from the shop.

Can this Salad be Prepped in Advance?

! In truth I really like prepping every part upfront in order that I can simply throw this salad collectively for a simple lunch or as a scrumptious facet dish with my dinner. To ensure that the lettuce to remain contemporary and forestall wilting, I wish to retailer every part in separate containers till able to assemble.

• Slice up all of the strawberries and retailer in a sealed container within the fridge.
• Make the candied maple walnuts forward of time and ensure they cool utterly earlier than storing.
• Mix collectively the elements for the maple balsamic dressing and retailer in sealed a mason jar within the fridge. Simply earlier than serving, let the dressing sit at room temp for about 10 minutes to let the oil develop into liquid once more and provides the dressing a great shake to combine every part collectively.

Customise this Strawberry Salad!

• Not a fan of balsamic vinegar? Do that poppy seed dressing or this lemon dijon herb dressing
• You possibly can simply make this salad vegan by omitting the goat cheese (or utilizing a vegan possibility)
• As an alternative of strawberries, you possibly can attempt raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and even chopped apples or pears
• Make this salad extra filling by including nutritious grains like quinoa, rice or farro
• I used candied walnuts on this, however you swap that with chopped pecans, almonds or cashews
• Different additions embody creamy avocado, crisp crimson onion,

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