A wonderful, refreshing, green salad with a variety of fresh, seasonal vegetables and fresh strawberries.
This salad is a wonderful combination of peppery rocket, baby spinach and mild lettuce together with salty feta, which are well balanced with the sweet and sour vinaigrette.
The vinaigrette is made with strawberry sauce (I used some of the strawberry sauce I made for the Strawberry Cake), but you can make the sauce in no time), with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a hint of garlic.
Combined with fresh strawberries, aromatic mint and crunchy roasted almonds, this salad will intrigue even the most demanding palettes.
Variation of this Green Salad
What other variations can I make with this green salad?
Say that it is not Spring and strawberries are out of season. What other fruit can I use?
Good question.
I love this salad so I make it year around.
During summer, I like it with stone fruit, especially peaches (or apricots). I halve a peach, remove the stone and in the cavity I add a knob of butter. I bake the halves until soft, for about 20 minutes or until soft. I cut them into slices and use two in the vinaigrette and the remaining to decorate on top. Instead of feta, I fry some halloumi and toast some walnuts.
I also love this salad with figs.
During Fall (autumn), I add some pomegranate arils and in the vinaigrette I add some pomegranate syrup. If you don’t have any, you can add some honey.
We can also add some grapes, whatever variety you like, so long as they are sweet.
I have planted a vine I brought from Cyprus with Veriko grapes, which are wonderful in this salad.
During winter, I like to add some orange supremes (orange slices without membrane or pith).
Spring Green Salad with Strawberries and Feta
A wonderful, refreshing, green salad with various vegetables, such as Romaine lettuce, lola lettuce, baby spinach, arugula, mint and fresh strawberries.
Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 cup tender Romaine lettuce leaves
- 1 cup wild or cultivated rocket (arugula)
- 1 cup red lollo lettuce
- 50 grams feta, crumbled
- 6 strawberries, quartered
- 1 sprig fresh mint, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp roasted almonds, cut into smaller pieces
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Strawberry Vinaigrette:
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 4 tbsp strawberry sauce
- 1/2 clove garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and drain all the vegetables.
- Coarsely cut by hand, the lettuce, red lolla lettuce, baby spinach, rocket and mint.
- Add the remaining ingredients, season with salt and pepper and mix.
- In a food processor add all the salad dressing ingredients and mix with until the garlic is mashed.
- Before serving, add the vinaigrette and mix.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 487Total Fat 35gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 26gCholesterol 37mgSodium 750mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 3gSugar 17gProtein 14g
Kopiaste and Kali Orexi!
jasmit
Monday 15th of June 2015
yummmmm it seems so tasty.
Angie
Saturday 9th of May 2015
So fresh and full of flavours! Totally right up my alley, Ivy.
Rosa
Friday 8th of May 2015
A beautiful, crunchy and fresh salad!
Cheers,
Rosa