Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
This Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad combines sweet and fresh strawberries with savory red onion, crisp cucumber, crunchy nuts, and tangy goat cheese over leafy greens with a quick and easy homemade vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup
Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
- 10 ounces leafy greens like spinach, arugula or spring mix
- 1 pound strawberries
- ½ large red onion
- 1 small cucumber
- 3 ounces nuts like walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, or pistachios
- 4 ounces goat cheese
Instructions
Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Add the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and honey (or agave nectar or maple syrup) to a jar fit with a lid. Close the lid tight and shake vigorously to emulsify.¼ cup balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup
Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
- Rinse and dry your leafy greens (if necessary) and strawberries. Chop the leaves off of your strawberries and slice them into bite-sized pieces. Then, peel and slice your onion and cucumber into bite-sized pieces.10 ounces leafy greens like spinach, arugula or spring mix, 1 pound strawberries, ½ large red onion, 1 small cucumber
- Add the greens, onion, cucumber, strawberries, and nuts to a large mixing bowl and crumble the goat cheese on top. Toss to combine.3 ounces nuts like walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, or pistachios, 4 ounces goat cheese
- Add the Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette to the salad just before serving or serve the vinaigrette on the side. Enjoy!
Notes
- For an extra special treat, try this salad with these Candied Cinnamon Sugar Walnuts
- If you want to add a warm element to this salad, but keep it vegetarian, consider adding these Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Asparagus or Roasted Asparagus and Carrots.
- If you want to add protein to this salad, consider adding this Roasted Garlic Salmon, Pecan Crusted Halibut, or Baked Cod with Panko.
- Enjoy this recipe? You have to check out my other homemade salad recipes!