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Spring Greens with Berries

Teresa Ambra
You'll savor the deliciousness of this fantastic salad made with Spring Greens and Berries. This one includes blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, mandarin orange segments and toasted almonds. The salad dressing boosts the delightful orange flavor with the addition of orange peel. This scrumptious Tossed Salad with Fruit is healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan. Perfect for a company or holiday dinner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Salad and Salad Dressing, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 221 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large salad bowl
  • 1 blender or food processor
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 grater or orange zester
  • 1 sharp knife to slice strawberries
  • 1 colander
  • 1 cutting board

Ingredients
  

SALAD:

  • 10 oz. container salad greens or spring mix
  • 11 oz. can mandarin orange segments well drained
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries washed
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries washed gently
  • 1 cup strawberries washed, stem removed, sliced
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds toasted

ORANGE VINAIGRETTE:

  • 1/2 cup avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. orange juice
  • 2-4 tbsp. honey (see note below)
  • 2 tsp. grated orange peel
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions
 

SALAD:

  • Place almonds on a small tray.
  • Toast in a toaster oven or regular oven at 350° for about 4-5 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cool.
  • In a large salad bowl, combine the spring mix, oranges, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and almonds.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

ORANGE VINAIGRETTE:

  • Combine ingredients in a blender and pulse about 45 seconds until smooth.
  • Drizzle over salad just before serving; toss to coat.
  • Or drizzle salad dressing over top of individual servings, as desired. 

Notes

NOTE: This is NOT a very sweet vinaigrette. If you prefer sweeter salad dressings, increase the honey to 4 tablespoons.
 
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
Taste of Home no longer has a search engine that allows you to search recipes by title. Most of the time, you have to weed through thousands of recipes in collections. If any link is to be found, I find direct links through google, not their own website. I could not locate a direct page for this recipe. But it is in the cookbook noted above.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.001gSodium: 146mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 946IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword almonds, blueberries, raspberries, salad, side dish, strawberries, tossed salad, tossed salad with fruit
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