The Veggie Chef: Stellar Strawberry Salad

Crunchy, colourful and healthy. When it comes to vegetables, what’s not to like? This week’s recipe has fruit and vegetables. Quick, easy and delicious!

Stellar Strawberry Salad

INGREDIENTS

Salad:
4-6 cups baby spinach or gourmet mixed greens (800-1000g)
1 ½ cups strawberries, hulled and sliced (250g)
1 mango, peeled and cut into bite-sized cubes
½ large red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup dried cranberries (60g)
½ cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted in 1 tablespoon safflower oil (55g)

Dressing:
¼ cup granulated sugar (50g) . cup organic safflower oil (80ml) 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (45ml) ½ teaspoon salt

METHOD

1 Toast the almonds in the oven with a tiny bit of oil, until golden, and set aside to cool.
2 In a large bowl, combine the spinach or salad greens, strawberries, mango and red onion.
3 Combine the sugar, safflower oil, vinegar and salt in a jar or tightly sealed container and
shake well.
4 Add dressing, nuts and dried cranberries to the other ingredients just before serving.
5 Toss to combine.
6 Serve chilled.

This great recipe comes from Helen Doron’s Healthy & Delicious cookbook.

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