Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad is a blend of flavors that will make your taste buds happy! It’s drizzled with a homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette for even more flavor.

Strawberry, Nut and Goat Cheese Salad

This salad is perfect for summer! We love enjoying it with the fresh summer strawberries. If you don’t like pistachios, you can leave them out!

I’ll be honest, I never really cared for pistachios until I was older and tried a pistachio bundt cake. It wasn’t as bad as I remembered it being! It was quite good. Now, I love experimenting with them in different dishes, especially salads.

Why you’ll love this Strawberry Avocado Goat Cheese Salad

• It takes 10 minutes to put together.
• You can enjoy this salad as a main dish, snack, or serve it as an appetizer.
• It’s made with fresh ingredients. The strawberries, avocado, and spring mix are all fresh.
• This is a healthy salad that pairs sweet and savory to make the ultimate dish.

Ingredients 

• Spring Mix: I love the spring mix when it comes to this salad but you can use your favorite salad. Romaine is always a good one!
• Strawberries: Sliced strawberries bring so much flavor and sweetness into the mix.
• Pistachios: These will not only give the salad some extra crunch but you’ll get that pistachio flavor with every bite.
• Goat cheese: If you don’t want to use goat cheese, you can use feta cheese.
• Sunflower seeds: The seeds just give a little extra crunch and flavor.
• Avocado: Avocados are so good in salads! The flavor pairs well with the strawberries and the vinaigrette.
• Homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette: Olive oil, strawberries, balsamic vinegar, and honey.

How To Make This Strawberry Spring Mix Salad with Goat Cheese

1. Slice the strawberries and dice the avocado.
2. In a bowl, add the spring mix, strawberries, pistachios, sunflower seeds, diced avocado, and goat cheese.
3. To make the dressing, all add ingredients into the blender or food processor. Mix on high until smooth. (If needed add 2 Tbsp of water to help the ingredients blend).
4. Pour dressing through a sieve to remove any seeds.
5. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss. You can also serve the dressing on the side.

Tips & Notes

• We like to slice our strawberries in chunks. You can dice them instead if you want smaller strawberry pieces.

Substitutions & Variations

• You can swap out the goat cheese for feta cheese.
• Add any of your favorite fruits or veggies to this dish.
• If you’re not a fan of pistachios or sunflower seeds, they can both be left out of the salad.
• Instead of using a spring mix for the salad, you can try it with kale, romaine, or a mix.

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