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Strawberry Crunch Salad

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Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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About

Put a little hint of summer in your next salad. Dripping with flavor, Strawberry Crunch Salad will be a menu staple regardless of the season. Candied almonds, fresh arugula, juicy-from-the-patch strawberries, creamy avocado, roasted pistachios, and crumbled goat cheese are all tossed with a delicious and tangy sweet champagne vinaigrette for a special salad adventure. Crunchy, flavorful, and fresh, this Strawberry Crunch Salad is full of all the things you love in one sweet bowl!

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Ingredients

  • For the champagne vinaigrette:
  • 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, freshly grated
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • For the salad:
  • 2/3 cup almonds, sliced or slivered
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 10 ounces arugula
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 8 ounces strawberries, hulled, quartered or chopped
  • 1 avocado, chopped
  • 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1/3 cup pistachios, roasted and salted, chopped

Directions

Step 1 -In a large bowl, add the champagne vinegar, the honey, the lemon juice, the Dijon mustard, the garlic, the salt, and the black pepper and whisk to combine.

Step 2 -Slowly stream the olive oil into the champagne vinegar mixture, while whisking constantly, until the dressing comes together and is creamy and emulsified.

Step 3 -In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the almonds and the sugar and cook, while stirring constantly, until the sugar melts and caramelizes to coat all of the almonds, about 6-8 minutes. Keep a close eye on the almonds as they can burn quickly.

Step 4 -Transfer the almonds to a piece of parchment paper and let them cool.

Step 5 -Break the almonds into pieces if they have hardened into a clump.

Step 6 -In a separate large bowl, add the arugula, the salt, and the black pepper, and toss to coat.

Step 7 -Add the strawberries, the avocado, the goat cheese, the pistachios, and the candied almonds to the arugula, arranging to your liking in a serving dish.

Step 8 -Drizzle the champagne vinaigrette over the salad mixture and toss well.

Step 9 -Serve.

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