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Pecan and Goat Cheese Strawberry Salad on a Plate

Pecan and Goat Cheese Strawberry Salad

A dainty summer salad of fresh greens, sliced strawberries, slivered red onion, honey-roasted pecans and crumbled goat cheese with raspberry vinaigrette. Perfect beside grilled steak or salmon, or at a shower or brunch.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups fresh lettuce romaine, spring mix or garden greens, chopped
  • 1/4 red onion thinly slivered
  • 1 pound fresh strawberries hulled and sliced
  • 3/4 cup honey-roasted or candied pecans
  • 3 oz goat cheese crumbled
  • 1/2 cup raspberry vinaigrette homemade or Marie's

Method
 

  1. Wash and chop the lettuce and put it in a large bowl.
  2. Top with the slivered red onion and sliced strawberries.
  3. Scatter the pecans over the top and sprinkle with the goat cheese. Refrigerate until serving.
  4. Just before serving, add the raspberry vinaigrette and toss.

Notes

A homemade raspberry vinaigrette takes 5 minutes in the blender and keeps a week. Add grilled chicken to make it a meal.