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Strawberry-Blue Cheese Salad

Contributed By: calstrawberry
California Strawberry Commission

This is a great new, refreshing twist on salad.

Ingredients

8 cups Lightly packed, torn butter lettuce

1 pint Basket (12 to 14 oz.) California strawberries, stemmed and sliced 1/3 inch thick

1/3 cup Coarsely chopped red onion

6 tbl Whole pecans, toasted

6 tbl Crumbled blue cheese

Orange Vinaigrette (recipe follows)

Preparation

In a large bowl, toss lettuce, strawberries, onion and Orange Vinaigrette. Divide equally on six salad plates. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon blue cheese. Makes 6 side-dish servings.

Orange Vinaigrette: In small bowl, whisk 3 tbl. vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tbl. white wine vinegar; 1 1/2 tbl thawed, frozen orange juice concentrate; 1 tbl. honey; 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper. Makes about 1/2 cup per serving.

Cook's Notes

Recipes and Photos provided courtesy of the California Strawberry Commission. Copyright 2004 California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Vegetables
Actual Cooking Time: No Cooking Required
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Meal Type: Appetizers
Salads & Dressings

Nutrient Information

Calories: 177
Total Fat: 13 g
Carbohydrates: 13 g
Protein: 4 g
Calcium: 150 mg
Sodium: 293 mg
Fiber: 2 g