May 3, 2010

Strawberry Avocado Salad


Summer-time, well almost anyways - wishful thinking on my part! We eat this salad all summer long! It is soooo fresh and yummy! The strawberries and avocados compliment the dressing perfectly.This is the salad's most basic version. For special occasions - or even just for times when you actually plan accordingly and manage to put all the right ingredients on your grocery list, try adding red onions, feta or Gorgonzola cheese, and walnuts. Or make it a meal and add grilled chicken! Super delish! It's perfect for your Mother's Day brunch, lunch, or even dinner. Don't you think?

Strawberry Avocado Salad
*Recipe by Jasey's Crazy Daisy

Basic Ingredients

1 bunch of leaf lettuce, washed, torn, and drained
1 pound of strawberries, cleaned and sliced
1 medium red onion, sliced into rings  (I find it easier to pick the onions out if they are sliced in rings and not chopped)
2-3 avocados, sliced
1 recipe Garlic Dijon Red Wine Vinaigrette

Try adding:

 2- oz. feta or gorgonzola or feta cheese
1/4-1/2 cup pecans or walnuts
2-3 grilled sliced chicken breasts

Directions

Place lettuce in a large shallow bowl. Layer the rest of the ingredients over the top. Serve with Garlic Dijon Red Wine Vinaigrette.

Enjoy! Wishing everyone sunshine today!

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11 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh!! This sounds so good!! Thank you so much for the recipe, I'm out to get strawberries right now! :)

    Thanks for the sunshine and have a lovely day!

    (sorry it took me so long to get back to you from FF... really appreciate you stopping by my blog!)

    xoxo,
    Bonnie

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  2. I am soooo glad you are excited about the recipe! Let me know what you think!

    Happy Day,
    Jasey @ Crazy Daisy

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  3. I've never seen strawberries and avocado together. They are two of my favorites, though, and eat them (separately) all summer long, too. Will have to try them together.

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  4. I never would have thought to put avocados and strawberries together! With this pregnancy, I've found every excuse I can to eat avocados--and this looks perfect to me! Love your idea of adding grilled chicken. Yummo!

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  5. These are all of my favorite ingredients!! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. I wasn't so sure of the pairing of those at first, but it actually looks great, I might even try it for lunch today!

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  7. I know,stangtx! But is is sooooo very good! One of my family's all time favorites! If any of you try it out, please let me know what you think!

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  8. This looks soooo good! Yum! (Not to mention that the color combination is stunning :))

    ~Aubree Cherie

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  9. I made this for dinner, adding chicken, walnuts and goat cheese. SO YUMMY! I made the salad dressing too, but used balsamic instead of red wine vinegar. It was a hit in my house!! (except for three year old "I-don't-eat-salad" Payton) Can't wait to try some more.

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  10. Made this last night and it was delicious. I added some mushrooms and feta cheese and could have eaten the salad as the main course.

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    1. Marci, I know!!! It's totally one of my favorites and often, I do eat it as my entire meal, especially if I add grilled chicken :). I have another super yummy salad dressing almost ready to post. Keep checking back :)!

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