Avocado, Strawberry and Spinach Salad

Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
6 cups fresh baby spinach
1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 avocado, diced (or you can double this to 2 avocados!)
4 ounces crumbled gorgonzola or blue cheese
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
half a small red onion, thinly sliced
poppyseed dressing (recipe below)

Poppyseed Dressing Ingredients:
1/2 cup avocado oil (or any oil, such as olive oil)
3 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. poppy seeds
pinch of ground dry mustard (optional)
salt and pepper

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Greek Salad with Lemon and Basil Dressing

Greek Salad with Lemon and Basil Dressing

Greek Salad with Lemon and Basil

Ingredients

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 large cucumber, halved & sliced
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• ½ red onion, thinly sliced
• ½ cup black olives
• juice from ½ of a lemon
• 2 to 3 ounces feta, thickly sliced or cubed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 sprigs basil, roughly chopped

Instructions

1. Combine cucumbers, tomatoes, pepper, onion, and olives is a serving bowl. Squeeze juice from ½ a lemon over the top.
2. Add feta cubes/slices, as neat or messily as your helpers allow.
3. Drizzle olive oil over the top.
4. Sprinkle with basil, salt, and pepper.
5. Serve!

Notes

* If you aren’t a fan of raw onion, squeezing lemon juice on the sliced onion and letting it rest for a bit will help soften the flavor.

 

Original Source:  A Thrifty Table