The weather’s warm and you’ve got my strawberry salad recipe to brighten your meals. It sounds like a good summer for me!
Salad recipes are not all created equal! Especially when you want summer salad that everyone in the family will love. You need crossover spring-summer flavors like baby arugula, blue cheese, fresh strawberries, and a homemade sherry vinaigrette. The vinaigrette only takes a few minutes to put together and is outta this world delicious!
If you start your meal with a berry bang, end it with one too! Check out my strawberry pie, strawberry shortcake cake, or strawberry cobbler recipes for dessert perfection. You might also like to try our strawberry spinach salad next!
What I Love About This Recipe
Who can resist smiling when they see a big bowl of this fresh strawberry salad sitting on a barbecue buffet? Or even just chillin’ in your fridge, waiting to be made into the perfect summer lunch? It’s just that good!
- The perfect balance of flavors
- Spring-summer crossover
- Great as a side or a main
- Versatile!
How To Make Strawberry Salad Recipe
- Salad: In a large bowl combine the arugula, strawberries, salt, pepper, and dressing and toss well. Gently fold in cheese. Serve.
- Vinaigrette: In a jar, add all ingredients and shake vigorously to combine.
***See the full instructions below.
Strawberry Salad Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- Arugula
- Strawberries
- Blue Cheese
- Sherry Vinaigrette
- Salt and Pepper
Sherry Vinaigrette:
- Shallot
- Honey
- Sherry Vinegar
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Olive Oil
- Oil
- Salt and Pepper
Recipe Notes
- Fruit Substitutions: If fresh strawberries are out of season, you can always usesub in chopped apple, orange segments, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, or even dried fruit!
- Blue Cheese:Don’t fear the blue cheese! I know this cheese is famous for being pungent, but if you follow proper buying guidelines (or even ask your local grocer for tips!), you’ll end up with yummy cheese.
Storing + Freezing + Make Ahead
- How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge? Salads love fridges! Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
- If you want to lengthen the life of your strawberry salad even more, only add your dressing as you eat it. The longer the dressing sits on the arugula, the more wilted the greens will become!
- Can You Freeze This? No! Sadly, frozen greens do not do well. The freezer’s high temps will wilt the arugula beyond recognition. Eat your salad fresh and chilled!
- Make Ahead Tips: You can make this recipe about 6 – 8 hours in advance. Any longer, though, and your arugula will wilt and lose all its delicious crunch. For the perkiest salad possible, wait to fold in the blue cheese until just before serving.
- Food Safety: If you’d like more info on food safety check out this link.
More Salad Recipes
I grew up hating salad! How sad is that? I’ve made it my life’s mission to create and serve really delicious salads that my whole family loves. I hope your family loves these recipes too!
- Mediterranean Salad
- Pizza Salad
- 1905 Salad
- Portillo’s Chopped Salad
- Thai Beef Salad
- Broccoli Salad
- Carrot Salad
- 7 Layer Salad
- Cucumber Tomato Salad
- Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad
- Creamy Cucumber Salad
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Strawberry Salad
With baby arugula, crumbled blue cheese, halved fresh strawberries, and a homemade sherry vinaigrette, Strawberry Salad is light and so berry delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Servings: 4 people
Author: Kathleen
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 1 (10 ounces) bag baby arugula leaves
- 2 cups fresh strawberries sliced in half
- 2 ounces blue cheese sliced or crumbled
- 1/3 cup sherry vinaigrette
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Sherry Vinaigrette
- 1 small shallot minced
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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Instructions
Salad:
In a large bowl combine the arugula (10 ounces), strawberries (2cups), salt (1/2teaspoon), pepper (1/4teaspoon), and sherry vinaigrette (1/3 cup) and toss well. Gently fold in cheese (2ounces). Serve.
Vinaigrette:
In a jar with a tightly fitting lid, add all ingredients and shake vigorously to combine. Any leftovers can be kept in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Fans Also Made:
Grape Salad
Nectarine Salad
Strawberry Cheesecake Salad
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
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Notes
- Vinaigrette: I love using the balsamic vinaigretterecipe to mellow out the berries in this salad,but if you want a fruitier experience, use my strawberry vinaigrette recipe,oreven a poppy seed dressing— olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, mayo, and poppy seeds.
- Balsamic:If you do go with the balsamic vinaigrette dressing, make sure you grab balsamic vinegar at the store —notbalsamic glaze!Balsamic glaze is the condensed version and will give your dressing way too strong of a vinegar flavor.
- Fruit Substitutions:If fresh strawberries are out of season,you can always usefrozen(but be sure to drain them or you’ll end up with salad soup!). You can also sub inchopped apple, orange segments, blueberries, raspberries, or even dried fruit!
- Blue Cheese:Don’t fear the blue cheese! I know this cheese is famous for being pungent, but if you followproper buying guidelines(or even ask your local grocer for tips!), you’ll end up with yummy cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 of the recipe | Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 1094mg | Potassium: 438mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1790IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 2mg
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Source:The Lemonade Cookbook
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Valentina says The perfect salad for me
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- Rebecca LeDoux says
Amazing recipe! My family loved this refreshing salad during our Easter celebration!
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- Kathleen says
I’m SO happy to hear that, Rebecca <3
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- Lindsey says
I tried this recipe and it is absolutely delicious! Great photo!
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