Seven-Layer Strawberry Salad with Homemade Poppyseed Dressing

By longhornfans

Everybody loves the Classic Seven Layer Salad - the concoction of lettuce, bacon, cheese, bacon, tomato, peas and hard-cooked eggs. This is a summer and fruity version of that salad, substituting colorful layers of fresh fruit: strawberries, kiwis and mango plus avocado and toasted walnuts. Seven-Layer Strawberry Salad: the name alone makes me want to mix up another beautiful bowlful!

Ingredients

• HOMEMADE POPPY SEED DRESSING (enough for two salads)
• 4 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup sugar (I used cane sugar)
• 1 tablespoon red onion
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
• SEVEN -LAYER STRAWBERRY SALAD
• Romaine, chopped
• Fresh strawberries, trimmed and sliced
• Red onion, chopped very fine
• Kiwi fruit, peeled and diced
• Mango, peeled and diced
• Avocado, peeled and diced, stirred with a tablespoon of lemon juice to prevent browning
• Toasted walnuts, chopped

Details

Adapted from kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

HOMEMADE POPPY SEED DRESSING Mix all ingredients except poppy seeds in a small food processor or blender. Stir in the poppy seeds. Can be made in advance. The dressing will separate, just stir to recombine. Makes about 14 tablespoons, a scant cup. You may not need all the dressing, I used about half.

SEVEN-LAYER STRAWBERRY SALAD In a large glass bowl, build seven layers, then repeat. Just before serving, drizzle with Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing.

To serve 12, use 1-1/2 heads romaine, 1 pound strawberries, 1 small red onion, 4 kiwi fruit, 2 mangoes, 2 avocados and about 1 cup toasted walnuts.