Today is the first event of The Salad Bar a monthly blogging group started by Wendy of The Weekend Gourmet. Once a month you will be posting our favorite salad recipes and yes, there will always be a different them. Do you love salad as much as I do?
The inaugural theme is berries; to me I have generally only used fresh berries in sweet treats and have just started to venture out into adding them into savory salads. Early June is strawberry time in Oregon - the most delicious strawberries ever. Really, I am not kidding and as I already told you above we have already gone strawberry picking. We picked delicious, sweet, amazing Hood Strawberries. That is the sweetest of them all...just amazing. So I could not resist to experiment with these beauties and the result? Red Leaf Lettuce mixed with Hood Strawberries in Strawberry Vinaigrette.
Red Leaf Lettuce + Strawberries in Strawberry Vinaigrette
Dressing
- 1 head red leaf or green leaf lettuce washed and cut into bite size pieces
- 1/4 C fresh strawberries cut into quarters
- Make the dressing first - in the first step mash up your strawberries in the salad bowl {I always make my dressing in the bottom of the salad bowl, but you can of course also make it in a separate bowl}
- Add olive oil, salt, pepper, and balsamico. Whisk carefully after you add each ingredient. The dressing will emulsify - adjust salt, and pepper to taste.
- Add - if using - garlic shoots and whisk carefully
- Add red leaf lettuce, and strawberries to the salad bowl. Carefully mix it all up {I use my hands} - In the alternate, you can place the salad in the bowl and pour the dressing over the salad
