Crispy greens, creamy avo, sweet berries, crunchy almonds, and tasty balsamic vinaigrette. Craving a salad yet?
I love salads. Sometimes I go through periods of time when I don’t eat anything else but salads. Then I get sick of them, give it a rest for a few weeks, and then go back to being obsessed. And yes, right now I’m in the “all I want is salad” stage.
One of my favorite bases for a salad is usually napa cabbage, arugula, and baby kale. Today I used a mix of spinach, spring mix with kale and baby arugula. Arugula and spinach have somewhat of a bitter taste so if that’s not something that you’re into, you can always go with a mix of red leaf, green leaf lettuce, and iceberg (although iceberg lettuce has almost no flavor and very little nutritional value).
Avocado berry salad
5 cups mixed greens (I used baby spinach, spring mix with baby kale and arugula)
1 avocado (cubed)
6 halves of sun-dried tomatoes (just sun-dried, not the ones soaked in oil)
1.5 cup of strawberries (sliced in quarters)
1 cup of blackberries
sliced almonds
For the balsamic vinaigrette (using this recipe)
3 TBC balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup good olive oil
1 TBS dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
1 clove of garlic, minced.
- To prepare the vinaigrette, mix all the ingredients together until well combined and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Wash your greens and berries.
- Thinly slice your sun-dried tomatoes lengthwise.
- Divide the greens between two medium-sized bowls, add strawberries, blackberries, avocado, tomatoes and finish off with almonds and the balsamic vinaigrette.
As you know I try to eat plant-based as much as I can, so I avoid eating any animal product, but you can also top it off with some crumbled feta and grilled chicken. This salad is perfect as a dinner side or as lunch-box dish.
15 Comments
Emma Louise
September 3, 2015 at 1:26 pmThis looks and sounds super yummy! x
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 4:47 pmThanks Emma!
Rachel S
September 3, 2015 at 1:27 pmThis looks absolutely delicious!!! Will definitely try it out myself :)
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 4:50 pmThanks Rachel!
Emily
September 3, 2015 at 5:38 pmI am so rubbish with food but I love how colourful this is, looks so refreshing for a hot day!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 4:51 pmThis is very easy and quick to make- minimal cooking skills required :) Thanks Emily!
Jodie Vernon
September 4, 2015 at 5:39 amThis looks so tasty, I’m glad I’m not alone in literally eating salads non stop for a few weeks haha!
Jodie, xo // Jodie Loue
Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 4:55 pmThanks Jodie!
Dasha
September 5, 2015 at 3:06 pmThis looks and sounds just delicious! So easy ans so good!) I love salads a lot, so this is a helpful post for me!)
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 4:55 pmAw thanks Dasha! ;)
Emily Trinh
September 5, 2015 at 4:18 pmThat looks so delicious!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 4:55 pm;)
Sophie Sierra
September 5, 2015 at 7:04 pmThose blackberries look utterly divine! Crushing on this salad so so so bad ;) I love that there’s such a mix of different fruits and vegetables, so full of goodness. Balsamic vinegar is always so tasty too. Ahh another dream like creation! <3
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 5:01 pmAww thanks so much Soph! <3
Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
September 7, 2015 at 5:02 pmThanks Brenda!