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Monday, June 9, 2014

Strawberry Avocado Salad

This is a quick and easy summer salad that can be used as a side or as a meal.

Ingredients
Salad
  • 1 Avocado, cubed
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries
  • 1/4 cup red onions, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup walnut pieces
  • baby spinach
Dressing
  • 1/8 cup olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
1. Place oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper in a small jar and shake well. 
2. Mix the spinach, avocados, strawberries, onions and walnuts in a large bowl.
3. Add the oil and vinegar mixture and toss lightly.

Notes:
  • You could whisk the dressing ingredients in a bowl if you don’t have a jar.
  • Instead of spinach, you could use any combination of leafy greens.
  • You could substitute pecans for the walnuts
  • I have added grilled chicken slices in order to make this a meal in itself.


If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and if you try the recipe, as always, I would love any feedback you would care to give.

14 comments:

  1. Oh yum... I want to try this

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    1. Hey Dana...let me know what you think after you try it.

      Hugs and Blessings...
      Cat

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  2. Ooh I agree with Dana, I want to try this. How many people will this serve? Can I double it? Lisa

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    1. Hey Lisa...the portions above are for two when using two large handfuls of spinach per person. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Hope you enjoy!

      Blessings...
      Cat

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  3. Cat,

    Love strawberries and avocados but never tried them together. Adding the chicken to make a meal really sounds delicious. Thank you.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

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    1. Hey Ronnie...they are super yummy together...especially with balsamic and black pepper. It is so easy to just broil some chicken breasts or buy a rotisserie chicken and then cut pieces to use. If you try this, let me know what you think. ;)

      Hugs and Blessings...
      Cat

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  4. This sounds delish Cat, though I would substitute the spinach (yuck lol :) Thank you for sharing this. I will definitely have to try this!

    Hugs
    Roz

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    1. LOL Roz...you are too funny...baby spinach is very good but you can substitute any leafy greens you want. Let me know how this turns out for you. ;)

      Hugs and Blessings...
      Cat

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  5. This is a great salad,, one of my favorite spring salads.

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    1. Hey Sunny...I take it you have a similar recipe...so good isn't it. ;)

      Hugs and Blessings...
      Cat

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    1. Hope you enjoy Terps...let me know how it turns out for you. ;)

      Hugs and Blessings...
      Cat

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  7. Sounds delish!! I am going to give this a try. I wonder if you could use raspberries?

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    1. Hey Minelle...I am sure you could use raspberries either in addition to or instead of strawberries. Strawberries just happen to be one of my favorite fruits so when I go to create a new recipe, they are always in my freezer and/or refrigerator. If you make this, let me know how it turns out and which fruit you use. ;)

      Hugs and Blessings...
      Cat

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