From the garden: A summery strawberry salad

It’s too hot to cook, right?  Add this summery strawberry salad to your dinner schedule this week – a favorite of many at Welia Health!  It’s packed with protein and fiber – a sure way to jazz up your dinners.

Summer Strawberry Salad

Ingredients

• 1-½ cups walnut pieces
• 1 pint strawberries, quartered
• 1 (10 ounce) bag iceberg salad
• 1 (5 ounce) bag baby spinach
• 1 (4 ounce) container crumbled feta cheese
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced into rings
• freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet.
2. Toast in preheated oven until walnuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool, about 5 minutes.
3. Toss toasted walnuts, strawberries, iceberg salad, baby spinach, feta cheese, red onion, and black pepper together in a large bowl.

Source: allrecipes.com

Honey-Cider Poppy Seed Dressing

Instead of buying salad dressing, try making your own! This one takes just 10 minutes and it’s the perfect complement to the strawberry salad.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup honey
• ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried (ground) mustard
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

Directions

• Combine all ingredients in a jar (at least pint-size).
• Shake well.
• Enjoy!

Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks in an airtight container or jar.

Source: Cafe Sucre Farine