Green Salad with Strawberries, Oranges, and Almonds
This salad will brighten any gloomy gray winter day
Mixed salad greens are topped with fresh strawberries,
mandarin oranges, buttery almonds and bleu cheese
Every bite is a burst of flavor
that will chase the winter blues away!
The juicy sweet strawberries and oranges,
savory almonds and tangy bleu cheese
are a delicious contrast of flavors and textures
A wonderful lunch or side dish with any dinner
Just drizzle with a little poppy seed dressing
or other very light vinaigrette~
it doesn’t need much, the flavor is already there!
Green Salad with Strawberries, Oranges and Almonds
Ingredients
- salad greens
- fresh strawberries, cut in half
- mandarin oranges
- bleu cheese crumbles or feta cheese
- buttery almonds
- poppy seed dressiing
Instructions
- Adjust ingredient amounts as needed
- Put salad greens in a large bowl or on a large plate
- Top with strawberries, oranges, almonds and bleu cheese
- Drizzle lightly with poppy seed dressing
Buttery Almonds
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced almonds
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- brown sugar
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Saute almond slices in a large skillet in butter and Olive oil over medium heat
- Sprinkle the nuts liberally with brown sugar and Kosher salt.
- The brown sugar will melt and caramelize on the nuts. Stir often and watch carefully so the nuts don’t burn. Don't walk away, this literally only takes 3-4 minutes
- When they have begun to brown turn out onto wax paper or foil to cool. Store in a jar in your pantry or freezer. Makes 2 cups.
Notes
Enjoy!
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Lovely texture, colour and flavour! A great salad for any day.
Thanks Angie!
Jenna, this is a beautiful salad with a lovely burst of flavor. Perfect for a cold winter day. Happy Sunday, stay warm this week 🤍
Thank you Pam, I can’t believe how cold it is 🥶
It is 14 degrees at my house!
17 here, I am hibernating by the fireplace!
This looks great! I love the idea of buttery almonds.
They are so good!!
This is a fun salad in the middle of citrus season!
Thanks Dorothy 🍊
This one looks wonderful — so refreshing! And what’s not to love about the ingredients!
Thanks Jeanie, it’s a great combo of flavors!
Beautiful and healthy!
Thanks Linda~
Strawberries and oranges are for dessert, not salad.
Interesting ‘read’! Thank you! In Australia fruit and salad vegetables are not usually mixed . . . so the ‘Anonymous’ words (above) ring a bell with me 🙂 ! For me strawberries and oranges are simply there for healthy and tasty eating . . .
Delish! I love fruit in my salads!
Thanks Patti, me too!
What a bright and beautiful salad. And the buttery almonds sound delightful!
Stay warm!
Thank you Nancy, we are really cold this morning!!!
Nothing better than something cheerful on a gray day. This is a beautiful tasty looking salad.
Thank you Judee, this is one of my very favorites 🙂
Indulgence in every tasty bite!
So refreshing!
Yum!! The strawberries really add a nice pop of color!
We are in the teens at night, so cold! Burrrr! Stay warm!
Thanks Jill, it’s freezing here too, I’m ready for Spring!
I love a fresh salad to waken up your palette Jenna! Happy Thursday! ♥
Thanks Mary 🙂
The salad sounds wonderful with fruits and almonds. I always enjoy poppy seed dressing
Thanks Linda, it’s nice and bright and refreshing!