Mixed Greens Salad with Strawberry-Balsamic Dressing

How pumped am I when it's that wonderful time of year when the Organic Strawberries are cheaper than they've been all winter!?!....... :)  YES.  Spring is here, at last! :)

 

 

Tonight I made this super-simple, super-delicious salad in all of 5 minutes.

 

Mixed Greens Salad with Strawberry-Balsamic Dressing

 Makes enough salad for 2-3 people for dinner-sized portions; obviously you can stretch it to more people if you make the portions smaller.

 

For the salad, layer:

Mixed greens and/or Baby Spinach (I used a whole 5 oz. carton of organic greens from Kroger) :)

Chicken, made the day before, from this recipe

Fat-free Feta (I bought the smallest container of crumbled feta available; we used probably half-ish to 2/3rds of it)

Sliced Strawberries (between the dressing and the salads you could go through a quart if you like it extra-berryish) :)

Pecans, candied or regular-- whatever blows wind into your sails :) (I used just a few store-bought candied ones, but you can learn to make your own sugared pecans here if you're feelin frisky) :)

 

For the dressing, combine (I did mine in my food processor):

5-6 strawberries, cut up a little before adding to the FP bowl

probably 2 Tbsp. sugar

3-4 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar, or to taste

A few leaves of fresh, flat-leaf parsley

Salt & pepper

*2-3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

 

*Process dressing ingredients until all are emulsified; remember to add oil last.

 

enjoy <3 :)