One of the nicest things about brunch is you don’t have to get up early to enjoy it (or make it)! This festive meal has become synonomous with special occasions like graduation and showers, i.e. bridal showers, baby showers. It’s a perfect topic for this months Recipe Redux theme: Share your favorite healthy brunch dish for the upcoming ‘shower season’.
For those of you who follow my blog, you might remember my recent post: Pamper Someone with Breakfast in Bed: Vegetable Frittata. I am please to say this recipe won first place in the Build and Better Brunch recipe contest sponsored by the Southeastern United Dairy Industry Association, Inc. and Healthy Aperture. So, how do I top that? I have decided to share a recipe that I would serve along with my vegetable frittata at a shower brunch in May. The sweet and sour taste of this stawberry salad with poppy seed dressing compliments the savory goodness of the vegetable frittata. I think they are a perfect party pair. Please check out the links at the bottom of my post for more healthy brunch ideas!
What are your favorite brunch foods?
Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
A delicious , pretty salad with strawberries perfect for spring entertaining., including Mother’s Day, showers, brunches, or graduation.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups spring mix
- 1 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 ice cube
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon poppy sees
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan heat vinegar and sugar over medium heat, stirring frequently until sugar is dissolved (1-2 minutes). Add ice cube.
- Whisk in salt, oil and poppy seeds Mix well and use immediately or store in refrigerator until ready to use.
- Add spring mix , pecans, sliced strawberries to a large bowl. Toss with just enough dressing to coat the greens Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 89 grams
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 8 grams
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated Fat: 0.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 12 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 1 gram
- Cholesterol: 0
Love the picture and can’t wait to try your poppyseed dressing!
Thank you. The poppyseed dressing would be nice on a salad accompanying your mini spinach quiche!
First off, congrats on your contest win – yay! And after seeing this photos, who could resist this gorgeous, gorgeous salad? Seriously, your photos are just getting better and better – that first one is something out of a glossy food magazine 🙂
Thank you!