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Berry Avocado Salad with Maple Pecans and Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

A light and bright salad, loaded with berries, sprinkled with 10-minute maple pecans, avocado, and feta cheese, then drizzled with strawberry balsamic dressing
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword maple pecans, salad, strawberry balsamic vinaigrette
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Author Dena Norton

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Maple Pecans**

Ingredients for the Salad

  • 16 oz Field greens
  • 1 large avocado peeled, pitted, and chopped
  • 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cup each: strawberries raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 batch Maple Pecans
  • 1 batch Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing

Ingredients for the Dressing

  • 3 Tbsp strawberry jam click here for my Easy Strawberry Chia Jam recipe, or use a storebought jam that's made from 100% fruit
  • 2 Tbsp raspberry balsamic vinegar
  • Juice from 1/2 of a medium lime
  • 3/4 tsp Dijon mustard
  • heaping 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • few dashes ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil*
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil*

Instructions

Directions for the Pecans**

  • Melt ghee in saute pan over medium heat.
  • Add pecans and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add sea salt and maple syrup and continue to cook for a few more minutes, stirring constantly, until nut are caramelized.
  • Use a slotted spoon to transfer the nuts to a sheet of parchment paper. Use back of spoon to spread nuts apart, then allow to cool completely (5-10 min).

Directions for the Salad

  • Place greens in a salad bowl and arrange remaining ingredients on top.
  • Sprinkle with cooled maple pecans, then drizzle with dressing.

Notes

* The olive oil I buy has a very strong flavor so I cut it with avocado oil. If you buy lighter olive oil, you could replace the 1/4 cup avocado oil with additional olive oil.
** I was in a pinch so I bought honey roasted pecans from my local grocery store, but the homemade version listed here is a little healthier and only takes 10 minutes!
Adapted from Recipe Girl