Description
Strawberry Crunch Salad is a vibrant and refreshing dish, perfect for spring and summer gatherings. This delightful salad combines juicy strawberries, creamy avocado, and crunchy almonds, all beautifully balanced with tangy goat cheese. Ideal as a light main course or a side dish, it shines at picnics, barbecues, and brunches alike. With its quick preparation time of just 30 minutes, this salad is not only visually appealing but also packed with wholesome ingredients to keep you feeling good. Enjoy it with your favorite proteins or as a standalone meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 ounces arugula greens
- 8 ounces strawberries (hulled and quartered)
- 1 avocado (chopped)
- 2 ounces crumbled goat cheese
- ⅔ cup sliced almonds
- ⅓ cup roasted salted pistachios (chopped)
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
- 1/2 lemon (juiced)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove (freshly grated)
- pinch kosher salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, caramelize the sliced almonds with sugar until golden brown. Cool on parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine arugula, strawberries, avocado, goat cheese, pistachios, and cooled almonds.
- For the dressing, whisk together champagne vinegar, lemon juice, honey, dijon mustard, grated garlic, salt, pepper in another bowl while slowly adding olive oil until emulsified.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (200g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 10mg