This spring mix salad is the perfect crowd-pleasing side for holiday gatherings and spring and summer barbecues. It’s an easy way to upgrade a bag of spring mix salad, and it’s beautiful to serve, too.
Full of sliced strawberries, blueberries, pecans and cheese, this is such a fresh, easy side salad. Our homemade champagne vinaigrette is what really makes this a masterpiece!
At home, I love to make my own dressings, and I paired this spring mixed salad with fresh berries and my champagne vinaigrette.
My years of catering and events helped me learn to love salads that present as beautifully as they taste! This spring mix berry salad is one of those times.
It’s vibrant and colorful, and tastes absolutely delicious. Perfect for spring and summer holidays, backyard barbecues, and so much more!
Be sure to check out my other simple summer salads like Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette, Roasted Beet Salad and our Apple Salad. We’ve got 20 salad recipes for every occasion in this complete collection, in fact!
The dressing on this salad is divine!!!! We loved it.
– Aimee –
Why You’ll Love it
Even though it’s fast, healthy and easy, the cheese and fruit additions give this salad a tangy sweetness and a slightly more indulgent style.
Because the salad is prepared separately from the dressing, it also travels really well. The leaves don’t get soggy and you can serve a fresh and vibrant dish at a picnic or potluck.
This salad is the best way to take a packaged bag of spring salad mix and turn it into something customized and delicious.
Ingredients
- Spring Mix – Use your favorite bag of spring mix as a base of the salad. Alternatively you could use baby spinach or mixed leaves.
- Strawberries and Blueberries – I love adding fruit to salads, they add a natural sweetness as well as color.
- Candied Walnuts – You can make your own candied nuts, or buy a package of glazed or honey roasted walnuts.
- Blue Cheese – I like to use stilton but a danish blue will also work well.
- Champagne Vinaigrette – My champagne vinaigrette is perfect for this salad. It’s light and refreshing with a little tang.
Tips
- Dry lettuce will help prevent wilting. Wash the leaves but then use a spinner to get rid of as much moisture as you can.
- My champagne vinaigrette is perfect for this dish, but feel free to experiment! Try it with my Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing, White Wine Vinaigrette or Easy Herb Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe.
- This salad is perfect to make ahead of time. You can make the salad in the bowl and cover in with plastic wrap up to 48 hours ahead.
Spring Mix Salad
Ingredients
- 5 ounces spring mix
- ½ cup strawberries sliced
- ⅓ cup blueberries
- ¼ cup candied walnuts
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbled
Champagne Vinaigrette
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic or 1 clove minced
- ½ cup champagne vinegar
- 1½ cups olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper can substitute black pepper
Instructions
- Spin the spring mix and chop the other ingredients.
- Add the salad ingredients to a bowl and toss.
- Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake or whisk together. Toss desired amount with spring salad mix.
Julie’s Tips
- Dry lettuce will help prevent wilting. Wash the leaves but then use a spinner to get rid of as much moisture as you can.
- My champagne vinaigrette is perfect for this dish, but feel free to experiment! Try it with my Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing, White Wine Vinaigrette or Easy Herb Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe.
- This salad is perfect to make ahead of time. You can make the salad in the bowl and cover in with plastic wrap up to 48 hours ahead.
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Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
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How To Make
- Prep – spin the spring mix and chop the other ingredients.
- Combine – add the salad ingredients to a bowl and then whisk together the ingredients for the champagne vinaigrette.
- Serve – transfer the dressing to a jar or pitcher and drizzle on top of the salad in a large serving bowl.
This looks like something my family would like. Can’t wait to try it.
This is such a delicious and flavorful salad!
I love this salad so much and will definitely be making it again and again!
The dressing on this salad is divine!!!! We loved it.
WOW!!! Mouthwatering! Perfect for this hot season. I’m gonna make some for moi!