Strawberry Balsamic Salad

By mjensen

This Strawberry Balsamic salad is perfect on a hot summer day. You'll love the flavorful dressing made with strawberries, shallots, balsamic vinegar and thyme. Mmmm.

Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
• 2 cups arugula
• 1/4 red onion, sliced fine
• 1/2 cup raw pecan halves, roughly chopped or whole
• 1 cup chopped cucumber
• 2 small avocados, chopped
• 2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
• DRESSING
• 1 1/3 cups sliced strawberries
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 whole shallot, chopped (or 1 clove garlic + 1/4 onion, chopped)
• 4 teaspoons fresh thyme (or 1 1/3 tsp. dried thyme)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup water

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from ezrapoundcake.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients for the salad in a bowl and set aside.

Combine ingredients for dressing in a high-powered blender and blend until smooth. Pour desired amount over salad and toss until well-combined. Keep any leftover dressing in refrigerator in a sealed glass jar.