Strawberry Blueberry Salad with Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

This strawberry blueberry salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette combines lettuce, berries and crumbled cheese to create a light and refreshing salad that is perfect for a summer brunch or cook out.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 278kcal

Author Wanda Simone

Equipment

1 mason jar
1 large bowl
1 strawberry huller optional
measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

Salad

8 cups Mixed salad greens
1 cup Strawberries washed
½ cup Blueberries washed
½ cup Raspberries washed
4 oz Crumbled goat cheese or blue cheese
½ cup Chopped walnuts or pecans optional

Balsamic Vinaigrette

1 cup olive oil
4½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

The Salad

Add the salad greens to the salad bowl.
Remove the leaves from the strawberries and cut them in thirds.
Add the chopped strawberries, blueberries and raspberries to the bowl.
Add the crumbled goat or blue cheese to the salad.
If you want to use nuts, chop the walnuts and pecans and add them to the salad as well.
Toss with 2 to 3 Tablespoons vinaigrette dressing (see below for the recipe).

Vinaigrette Dressing

Add all of the ingredients for the vinaigrette to a mason jar.
Put on the lid and shake well.

Notes

Although the recipe calls for 3 different types of berries, you can serve it with only one or two of them. Or change the amount of each berry that you use. The salad is very forgiving.
If you eat a lot of strawberries, consider getting a strawberry huller. They're very inexpensive and make hulling easy!
This recipe makes more vinaigrette than you will need for one salad...you can store it in the refrigerator for up to a month.

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