Take-out Tuesday, Strawberry Pecan Salad
Ohhh I love a good salad!
This is a refreshing dish for warm weather dining…
It’s full of contrasting flavors and textures
and you will want to dive right in
This salad is light and fresh, and can be a meal in itself or a side dish
This is a twist on coleslaw
with the addition of romaine lettuce, bacon and strawberries
Pecans add a little crunch
and it’s dressed with a yummy mustard maple vinaigrette
Add some grilled chicken to make it a heartier main dish
Oh, did I mention that I snuck some bleu cheese in there too?
Totally optional, leave it out if you’re not a fan
It’s dressed with a light sweet mustard vinaigrette
to enhance all the different flavors
You can change up the ingredients any way you like,
substitute blueberries or blackberries,
try Swiss cheese instead of bleu,
add deli meat or rotisserie chicken,
dress with a fruit vinaigrette instead of sweet mustard vinaigrette…
Endless possibilities!
Strawberry Pecan Salad
Ingredients
Salad ingredients per serving
- 3-4 crisp romaine leaves torn into bite size pieces
- 1-2 cups coleslaw mix
- 1-2 slices cooked bacon torn into small pieces
- 4-5 fresh strawberries cut into pieces
- 8 pecan or praline pecans* chopped or halved
- 1 oz bleu cheese crumbled
Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 T maple syrup
- 1 T dijon mustard or any mustard
- salt & pepper to taste
Praline Pecans
- pecan halves
- brown sugar
- Kosher salt
Instructions
Salad
- Toss ingredients to mix and dress with Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
- Mix ingredients in a small jar and shake to mix. Store in refrigerator for several weeks. Bring to room temperature or microwave 10-20 seconds to remix before serving. Makes about 1/2 cup
Praline Pecans
- Sauté pecans in butter and brown sugar until sugar begins to caramelize, stirring constantly and removing from heat before pecans burn. Cool pecans on a piece of wax paper or parchment and sprinkle with salt
Enjoy!
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This salad is perfect timing with all the fresh strawberries so plentiful. We love our salads here, especially if you add bacon! Sometimes I make a light hearty meal by adding a few slices of grilled chicken. The vinaigrette sounds sounds delicious too. Adding strawberries to my grocery list……
Thanks Emily, I love strawberries in salad! Enjoy this beautiful week!
SO springy, and flavourful! I would love mine with lots of candied pecans and maybe some crisp bacon too :-)) This is a salad after my own heart!
Thanks Angie!
How scrumptious! I’d definitely add chicken to make it a nice main dish meal. Saving! 🙂
Thanks Martha, enjoy!
Looks so vibrant! love the crunch of the nuts!
Thanks Dorothy, I love nuts in salad!
I will be right over. YUM.
haha, thanks Bernadette!
That looks easy and delish, too! I like a crunchy salad and fruit is always a plus.
Thanks Jeanie, I love to combine fruit and nuts in salads 🍓
YUM! I love a fresh salad. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Me too, my favorite kind of dinner in the summer!
Perfect! I just bought fresh organic strawberries! Love all the combinations you suggested. I was introduced to strawberries in a green salad at a church dinner–just never dawned on our family. Great for a spring or summer supper, Bama! Georgia Gal
I love strawberries in salad, I hope you try and enjoy Georgia Gal!
Jenna, that salad is so fresh and colorful. It would be perfect for a luncheon with friends. Now I am craving strawberries and pecans. Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
Thank you Pam, I love strawberries combined with savory elements in a salad, yes it would be great to serve for a ladies lunch!
What a yummy salad! Perfect for Spring and Summer! May have to serve when I have friends over next week.
Thank you my friend… enjoy your day!
Thanks so much Nancy! Have fun and enjoy!
I love these kinds of salads in the spring and summer months. Thanks for the recipe to make it Jenna. Thanks also for the blog visit. I hope you enjoy the rest of the week.
thank you Julie!
I have a salad for lunch almost every day and yours sounds like a good one. I would definitely use the bleu cheese, a nice combination with the strawberries.
Thanks so much Karen, and yes the bleu cheese is wonderful with the sweet element of strawberries…
Yum! It looks so good. I’ll leave out the chicken, but everything else sounds wonderful!
Thanks Lisa, one of my favorite salads!
Oh yum! I love a good salad, would add a boiled egg too and pecans are a must, or walnuts if I’m out of pecans. I will pass on the bleu cheese, but I like a good poppyseed dressing or raspberry vinegerette also. Happy eating! 😋
Every time I post a recipe with bleu cheese I think of you Cyndi because I know you don’t like it…so my apologies! I love the stuff and sneak it into just about everything 😂
Haha, oh Miss Jenna, don’t worry about me, ha, I must be the odd duck because all 3 of my sister’s love it too! Glad you think about me though! That touched my heart! 😙Happy weekend! ♥️
I eat a similar salad everyday for lunch, Jenna, and never get tired of it. I do make a balsamic dressing for mine, but I’d like to try yours with the maple syrup. Yum!
Thanks Kitty, I love salads with sweet and savory elements
Hi there, I am new to this party. Strawberries are just coming to market here in NJ and I will definitely be making this delicious salad.
Thanks Bernadette, it’s one of my favorites!
We sure enjoyed featuring your awesome post on Full Plate Thursday,535, plus we just pinned it to our features board. Thanks so much for sharing with us and hope to see you again real soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks so much Miz Helen!