Baby Greens Salad With Strawberries and Blue Cheese
"This recipe is for a super salad. The fresh puree in the dressing makes it divine. The balance of sweet strawberries and somewhat tart blue cheese makes every morsel flavorful. Fun to serve anytime. It was quickly eaten in our home. It comes from the Wisconsin Milk Board. Great for any day. If you don't like baby greens sub in romaine. or butter lettuce. Enjoy! ChefDLH"
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 5 medium strawberries (washed and hulled, from 1-pound container)
- 29.58 ml balsamic vinegar (plus extra for berry puree)
- 78.78 ml fruity extra virgin olive oil
- 11.09 ml sugar
- 170.09 g bag salad greens (baby bitter greens mixture i.e spinach, arugula, mache, watercress or all spinach 5 ounces)
- remaining strawberry, sliced
- 78.78 ml packaged oven-roasted sliced almonds
- 113.39 g wisconsin blue cheese, crumbled
directions
- Make the dressing.
- Whirl the 3 to 5 strawberries in a blender with a dash of balsamic vinegar until puréed (or mash by hand).
- In a small bowl, whisk the 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, olive oil and sugar until well blended. Whisk in pureed berries.
- Place greens in salad bowl. Add desired amount of dressing and toss.
- Add almond slices and Blue cheese and lightly toss.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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I really enjoyed the dressing. I did add the strawberries,vinegar and sugar in the Vita-Mix and slowly drizzled in the oil, mixing till well combined. Additional strawberries were used in the salad and the almonds were dry toasted in a heavy skillet. This is something I would make again. Made for *Rhapsody in Rouge! French Strawberry Fair in May* -
Made as an individual salad meal with chicken tenderloins on the side ~ sweet, yet tangy, with a nice crunch from the almonds. I made all the dressing, and toasted whole almonds in a hot dry iron skillet and have enough left for freshly made salads in the next day or two! Tagged for Rhapsody in Rouge! French Strawberry Fair in May; Gariguette ~
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CHEFDLH
United States
I am a busy mom both with stuff at home and my work. My kids and husband love to try new creations so they are right at home with my love of recipes. It is fun to make something and try several different ways at it. I love to try different enchilada recipes, recipes for various ice teas, and anything that gets food on the table on the weeknights. Restaurant recipes for the weekends are another favorite.
