Feta Strawberry Salad With Sweet, Tangy Dressing

Looking for the ideal summer salad recipe? Fresh strawberry salad layers fresh greens, juicy strawberries, toasted nuts, and feta cheese all covered with tangy, sweet vinaigrette dressing. 

Fresh Aummer Strawberry Salad Recipe

If you want a recipe to go over like gangbusters, serve a strawberry salad at your next get together. Just like strawberry shortcake or no bake strawberry cheesecake, fresh juicy strawberries means guests are guaranteed to clean it up!

I particularly love this strawberry salad recipe because the tangy, sweet dressing flavors and the versatility of the ingredients. The easy homemade dressing takes five minutes to make and uses standard kitchen pantry items.

Ingredient Tid Bits

The recipe card lays out my standard components when making this salad. However, almost all the ingredients are adaptable for different tastes, or what you have on hand.

• Greens: Use romaine, baby spinach, spring mix, mesclan, butter lettuce, or arugula. If making for a crowd, read below to see how much lettuce to buy per person.
• Nuts: Typically I use slivered almonds, but pecans, walnuts, pistachios, or cashews would also work great. Simply toast the nuts in dry skillet or try this 5 minute Candied Nuts recipe.  
• Cheese: Salty feta compliments the juicy strawberries and tangy dressing, but goat cheese or blue cheese crumbles also taste great too. 
• Dressing: The easy vinaigrette uses raspberry vinegar for the acidity. However, it can be swapped out with balsamic, white wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar. 

How to Make The Dressing

To whip up homemade vinaigrette dressings in a flash measure all ingredients into a small lidded jar. Shake vigorously until the dressing is creamy and emulsified.

The jar serves as the perfect mixing and storage container. If serving in a few hours, store at room temperature and shake again before serving. Otherwise, store in the refrigerator up to a week.

Making a Dinner Salad

This recipe makes about four main dish sized servings. For added protein add grilled or rotisserie chicken, salmon, turkey breast, or tuna. Another tasty option would be top with gluten free breaded chicken.

Make-Ahead Tips

If you plan on bringing the salad to a potluck, party, or serving for a holiday meal it can be prepared in advance. 

First, toast the nuts, slice strawberries, and assemble the salad with the feta. Cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.

Next, mix together the dressing and store, covered, for several hours at room temperature. Refrigerate the dressing if you need to store it longer.

Before serving, shake or whisk dressing again, pour over salad, and toss to combine. Alternatively, serve dressing on the side for guests.

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