Spring vegetables and fruits always look so fresh and innocent. They make you feel young at heart. It’s a time for new beginnings and that inspired me to create a Spring Salad with Strawberries and Peas to bring in the season.
Enjoy this recipe!
Spring Salad with Strawberries and Peas
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 1/2 cups of fresh snap peas trimmed
- mixed salad greens
- 2 cups of fresh strawberries sliced lengthwise in quarters
- 1 Persian cucumber sliced thin
- 4 oz crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
Raspberry Basil Dressing
- 1/4 cup Raspberry vinegar
- 2 shallots chopped
- 3 Tbsp fresh basil chopped
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Salad
- Steam the snap peas for 2 minutes until tender-crisp
- Once steamed put the snap peas in ice water
- Slice the snap peas lengthwise carefully
- Toss together the mixed greens, strawberries, cucumber slices, and cheese with the raspberry basil dressing below
- Lay the sliced snap peas on top, pea side up
Raspberry Basil Dressing
- Mix all ingredients or blend until smooth in a blender (depends on desired consistency)
The stores are stocked with mixtures of pre-washed baby greens making it easy to throw together a quick salad. I found a bag of young baby spinach, organic mizuna, organic chard leaves, and organic kale to make this recipe. Any mix of fresh baby greens will do. Try arugula, mesclun, salad greens mixed with herbs, or other varieties you enjoy.
Strawberries have been called the queen of fruits and the fields here in California are full of them. They’re sweet, tangy, and rated in the top 10 fruits in terms of being rich in antioxidants.
Eating strawberries will help prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and a host of other ailments.
Adding them to a salad is not only a healthy choice but is a wonderful way to make it look festive.
This recipe is a “snap” to make too. Blend a batch of dressing ahead of time and then drizzle it on your salad when you’re ready to eat.
Serve it for afternoon brunch or anytime during warm-weather days.
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What are your favorite berries? Please leave a comment below.
Great recipe. Thanks. I got tired of salads, but they are so good for you. I appreciate the new salad idea.
I especially love the dressing in this salad. It’s so refreshing. I tend to go more for cooked vegetables these days as they are easier to digest but enjoy a salad in the warmer weather.
Super Duper yummy!!!
I MUST TRY THIS!!!
Thanks, Diane. Enjoy it!