Berry Almond Salad with Creamy Berry Dressing

By srumbel

Juicy fresh strawberries and blueberries are tossed with beautiful dark leafy greens, feta cheese, red onion and sugared almonds. The creamy dressing is made with dark blueberry jam, Dijon mustard and mayonnaise (and a few other tasty ingredients). I even opted to use Best Foods Light and it came out fantastically well. So, going light is definitely an option here.
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Ingredients

• SUGARED ALMONDS:
• 1 C sliced almonds
• 2 Tb sugar
• dash salt
• DRESSING:
• 6 Tb blueberry jam
• 1/2 C mayonnaise (I used Best Food Light)
• 1 Tb Dijon mustard
• 6 Tb red wine vinegar
• 1/2 C +2 Tb sugar
• 3 Tb red onion, chopped
• 1/4 tsp salt
• SALAD:
• 12-15 cups Spring Mix Lettuce
• 3 C strawberries, sliced
• 2 C fresh blueberries
• 1/2 red onion, sliced
• 1/2 C feta cheese

Details

Preparation time 15mins

Preparation

Step 1

To make the sugared almonds:

Place the almonds, sugar and salt in a skillet.
Turn the heat to medium high and allow the sugar to melt just a bit. (Keep an eye on it, you don't want it to burn).
Stir the mixture continually while the sugar and almonds both darken. When they are a nice golden brown, remove from the heat and place on a plate to cool.

To make the dressing:

Simply combine all ingredients in a blender and mix together well.

When you are ready to serve toss all ingredients together and enjoy! However, be advised that is tastes best served just after it is mixed. It you are taking it along to a party or gathering it's best to add the nuts and dressing just before you serve it.

Enjoy

Yield: 6 servings