Herbed Romaine Salad With Strawberries and Feta

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"Fresh orange mint replaced standard variety of garden mint for a little different twist to the salad. *Fresh herbs only*, please! I don't know any reason why you couldn't substitute other seasonal berries in this salad: raspberries, blackberries, etc. From calgiant.com."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 10 -12 ounces romaine lettuce hearts, cored and roughly chopped
• 1⁄3 cup fresh tarragon, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup fresh orange mint leaf, chopped
• 12 ounces strawberries, hulled and quartered lengthwise
• 6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted, cut into thin slices (sprinkle lemon juice to stop the avocado from browning)

• Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 shallot, peeled and minced
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• Garnish

• 1⁄2 cup pistachios, roasted

directions

1. Whisk the dressing ingredients together at least 1 hour before serving.
2. Roast pistachios and set aside to cool.
3. Gently toss the romaine lettuce with the tarragon, orange mint and strawberries.
4. Arrange mixture on salad plates.
5. Add the feta and avocado slices.
6. Garnish with pistachios and serve with the dressing.
7. Pass the pepper mill, if desired.

Reviews

[CaliforniaJan]

Many nice and fresh flavors in this salad. I used fresh garden mint but could not find the taragon so got the best dried I could find and added it to the dressing so it could release its flavor. Loved the look of the strawberries. Made for ZWT 9 and I'll make this again.

 

[noway]

Spinach with strawberries and feta, I'm already in heaven! Adding the fresh herbs and avocado took it to a whole new level! The dressing was light and did not overpower the rest of the salad. This is one I'll be making a lot in the summertime. Thanks Cookgirl! Made for ZWT6 by a fellow Looney Spoon :)

 

[UmmBinat]

Niceee!! OK so I did change it a bit. I didn't realise when I tagged this recipe that it said orange mint which I have no idea where I can get such. I used fresh mint from the garden instead and did not add tarragon!! I liked the crunch and taste the roasted pistachios in this which I did myself in a 350F oven. I used unsalted pistachios, baby red romaine with less baby spinach leaves, goats milk feta cheese, I sprinkled the avocado slices with freshly squeezed orange juice and added a little to the dressing to incorporate an orange flavour while still fresh. I used an unpasteurised local honey and instead of shallots I used green onions another mistake when tagging but none-the-less, good. I used sea salt and an unrefined extra virgin olive oil. The dressing was light as noted by another reviewer. I would make this again as written but probably omit the fresh tarragon again. Made for Ramadan Tag 2010.