Strawberry Avocado Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Vinaigrette

Strawberries are in season! This Strawberry Avocado Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Vinaigrette is a light, refreshing spring salad that works as a tasty, beautiful side dish to just about any pasta or protein main course!
This recipe brought to you by La Tourangelle, makers of fine artisan oils.

The Strawberry Avocado Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Vinaigrette

This salad is made with tender butter leaf lettuce, fresh strawberries, ripe avocados, creamy feta or goat cheese, a hint of mint and dressed with a quick homemade lemon poppyseed vinaigrette! Of course, I always encourage the use organic strawberries, strawberries are one of the most heavily sprayed crops in the US.

The Lemon Poppyseed Vinaigrette:

This dressing is thick and creamy and whips up in the blender in less than 60 seconds! I always recommend using a great quality, heart healthy, organic extra virgin olive. I use Organic Olive Oil from La Tourangelle. You can buy direct from La Tourangelle or on Amazon.

So fresh, so light, so beautiful!

This fresh, light, healthy salad will be a hit at meals, parties and picnics all spring and summer.

Love Strawberries in Salads? Need More Recipes?

Try  my Strawberry Watermelon Salad and Summer Berry Salad. 

Tips and what you will need: When using so few ingredients it is important to make sure those ingredients are great quality. Be sure to use fresh squeezed lemon juice, organic strawberries, your favorite raw honey and an excellent organic, extra virgin olive oil. I use Organic Olive Oil from La Tourangelle. You can buy direct from La Tourangelle or on Amazon.You will need a good blender. I love my refurbished Blendtec! This recipe is gluten and grain free.

A delicious light healthy salad made with tender butter leaf lettuce and sweet strawberries!

Course:

Salad

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

easy lunch recipe, light recipe

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Linda Spiker

The Salad:

• 1 1/2
  heads butter leaf lettuce
  or your favorite baby greens
• 1
  pint
  organic strawberries
  washed, stems removed and quartered
• 14/
  cup
  roughly chopped mint leaves
• 6
  green onions
  sliced
• 2
  firm ripe avocados
  diced
• 1/2
  cup
  crumbled feta or soft goat cheese
• 1/2
  cup
  sliced almonds

Lemon Poppyseed Dressing:

• zest of one small lemon
• ¼
  cup
  freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2
  tablespoons
  honey
• sea salt
  pepper
• ½
  cup
  extra virgin olive oil
• ½
  T
  poppy seeds

1. Assemble ingredients for salad on a platter.

Dressing:

1. Squeeze lemon juice into blender.

2. Add honey, sea salt and pepper.

3. Blend.

4. Drizzle olive oil into blender very slowly.

5. When dressing has emulsified (about 60 seconds) turn off blender.

6. Pour dressing into mason jar. Add poppy seeds. Shake.

7. Dress lightly and toss. Serve

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