Description
A refreshing and flavorful salad featuring blueberries, peaches, and feta cheese, perfect for summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups mixed greens (spring mix, spinach, or your favorite blend)
- 1 pint fresh blueberries, rinsed and patted dry
- 2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup toasted pecans or walnuts (optional, for added crunch)
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion (optional, for a bit of bite)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper to make the vinaigrette.
- Whisk vigorously until the vinaigrette is well emulsified.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed.
- Set the vinaigrette aside while you prepare the salad ingredients.
- In a large bowl, combine the mixed greens, blueberries, sliced peaches, feta cheese, and optional ingredients like nuts and red onion.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad just before serving and toss gently to combine.
Notes
- Ensure the fruits are fresh for optimal flavor.
- Adjust the sweetness of the vinaigrette according to taste.
- This salad can be prepared ahead of time; just add the vinaigrette right before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 15mg