My favorite *easy* summer salad

Allison4C
Allison4C Posts: 140 Member
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
OH. MY. GOSH. I can't get enough of this. The dressing makes it.

Salad:
2 cups fresh spinach (14 cals)
5 large strawberries, sliced (29 cals)
1 oz blue cheese (80 cals)

Dressing: makes ~ 35 one-oz servings @ 69 calories per oz
blend in a blender:
1 cup olive oil
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

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  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I've done the salad mix you listed w/balsamic vinaigarette but your dressing sounds delicious!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I will be trying this. We are having a party Memorial Day weekend so we are trying to clean out the food in our refrigerator so the other day I made a salad of baby spinach, strawberries, blueberries, feta cheese and some of Newman's Poppy Seed Dressing....well, I will surely be putting that on the grocery list again. Man that was tasty!
  • abeautifulvoice
    abeautifulvoice Posts: 246
    Yummy! I am going to make this, this week. Thanks for sharing :)
  • CassieLEO
    CassieLEO Posts: 757 Member
    Im SO making this tomorrow!!!
  • chelle1a
    chelle1a Posts: 143 Member
    Thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:
  • Runnermadre
    Runnermadre Posts: 267 Member
    That sounds so good! I need to go grocery shopping, and I'm adding to my list now!
  • lashleyrivera
    lashleyrivera Posts: 165
    Yummm
  • stephp83
    stephp83 Posts: 19 Member
    I will be trying this! Thanks :)
  • tellybelle
    tellybelle Posts: 144
    Yummy bump!
  • andreabjarnson
    andreabjarnson Posts: 29
    bump =)
  • theresa7576
    theresa7576 Posts: 46 Member
    yum!! bump
  • econn
    econn Posts: 157
    bump!
  • CassieLEO
    CassieLEO Posts: 757 Member
    OH MY GOD!!! This salad was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I changed the dressing to be 1 cup Olive Oil, 1 Cup Balsamic Vinegar, 1 Cup Water, and 1 cup Splenda Brown sugar blend. It works out to 88 cals. for a 2 Tbs serving. This makes a TON of dressing which is fine, its delicious!!!!!

    This was just the tastiest salad ive had in a LONG time! Thanks for posting it!!!
  • Allison4C
    Allison4C Posts: 140 Member
    glad you liked it!!!! :)
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I also use raspberry vinegar instead for the dressing and goat cheese for the salad with a sprinkling of toasted pecans. Beautiful summer salad!
  • savvynurse
    savvynurse Posts: 292
    yup this one is a keeper
  • ktmcqueen
    ktmcqueen Posts: 81
    Can you make this and then freeze it? I'm looking for a salad that I can buy the ingredients when things are on sale, make the salad, and freeze it for future use. I hate buying fresh fruits and veggies b/c they always go to waste.I don't know much about freezing fresh veggies and fruits so I'm questioning all of the salad recipes I come across.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    Yum i'm gonna make this this weekend!!
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    OH. MY. GOSH. I can't get enough of this. The dressing makes it.

    Salad:
    2 cups fresh spinach (14 cals)
    5 large strawberries, sliced (29 cals)
    1 oz blue cheese (80 cals)

    Dressing: makes ~ 35 one-oz servings @ 69 calories per oz
    blend in a blender:
    1 cup olive oil
    1 cup brown sugar
    1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

    I do a similar salad: spinach, 1oz feta cheese, strawberries and pecans. I make a strawberry vinaigrette: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1tsp Braggs apple cider vinegar & a few macerated strawberries. Whisk briskly until the dressing emulsifies and dig in!
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    Can you make this and then freeze it? I'm looking for a salad that I can buy the ingredients when things are on sale, make the salad, and freeze it for future use. I hate buying fresh fruits and veggies b/c they always go to waste.I don't know much about freezing fresh veggies and fruits so I'm questioning all of the salad recipes I come across.
    You can't freeze salad and thaw it out to eat as salad. You can freeze your fruit if you see it starting to turn bad and use in smoothies. You can also freeze spinach for later use.
  • jessicamarie81
    jessicamarie81 Posts: 441 Member
    Definitely saving this one...sounds delish. I had a strawberry salad at Red Robin the other day and would love to make one at home...adding chicken to it is good too!!
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