Everyone’s going strawberry crazy this time of year. You can find delicious strawberry dishes everywhere you look. Sunny of And Love It Too has chosen this magical berry for Ingredient Challenge Monday. Linda of The Gluten-Free Homemaker is highlighting strawberry recipes on Gluten-Free Wednesdays. Me? I’m just eating them by the handful. Oh, and enjoying them in smoothies, pudding, and salads. I can’t get enough of them!
This salad is one reason I can’t get enough strawberries.
While I love strawberries, I must admit that the brillance of this recipe is truly the dressing created by my raw foods girl, Diane. Diane has shared several of her incredible raw recipes at Gluten-Free Cat, and she has agreed to share her Sweet Honey Cilantro Dressing with us. You are going to love the taste and the kryptonite color! Vegans, simply substitute agave nectar for the honey.
Strawberry Arugula Salad with Sweet Honey Cilantro Dressing
by Heather and Diane
Salad ingredients:
- 4 c. arugula
- 1 c. sliced strawberries
- 1 c. chopped cucumber
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 whole strawberry, fan cut
Dressing Ingredients:
- 1 c. cilantro
- 1 c. olive oil
- 2 T. honey (or agave nectar)
- 4 cloves garlic
Directions:
1. Place all dressing ingredients in a mini food processor or Vitamix and blend until smooth.
2. Place arugula in a bowl and layer strawberries and cucumbers on top.
3. Fan the avocado slices on top of the salad.
4. Fan cut the whole strawberry and place on top for decoration.
5. Drizzle entire salad with dressing.
Serves 4-6
The dressing recipe will give you twice as much as you’ll need for this salad. This is on PURPOSE. You will want to save the extra it in a mason jar to use on all of your salads for the rest of the week.
Even Max likes this dressing.
I think he would have eaten the arugula too if I let him!
I’m also submitting this salad to Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten-Free hosted by Danielle of Against All Grain. She has selected Seasonal Salads as this month’s theme. So make sure you look for her roundup post on July 1st for even more delicious gluten-free summer salads!
For more of Diane’s incredible raw creations, see these posts:
Readers, dish!
- What’s your favorite way to dress a salad?
- Do you make your own dressings?
- Do you have a favorite gluten-free dressing?
- What’s your favorite way to enjoy strawberries?
- Ingredient Challenge Monday hosted by Sunny of And Love It Too!
- Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten-Free hosted by Danielle of Against All Grain
- GFE Virtual Gluten-Free Support Group hosted by Shirley of GFE
- Fat Tuesday hosted by Jill of Real Food Forager
- Slightly Indulgent Tuesday hosted by Amy of Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free
- Gluten-Free Wednesdays hosted by Linda of The Gluten-Free Homemaker
- Real Food Wednesdays hosted by Kelly the Kitchen Kop
- Whole Foods Wednesdays hosted by France of Beyond the Peel
- Allergy Free Wednesdays hosted by Tessa the Domestic Diva
- Wellness Weekends hosted by Ricki of Diet, Dessert & Dogs
- Allergy Friendly Friday hosted by Cybele Pascal
- Sugar Free Sunday hosted by Raj and Sonia of Flip Cookbook
- This Week’s Cravings hosted by Kristi of Veggie Converter 365.
Hi Heather,
What a gorgeous salad!! The colors are stunning, and scream summer. I’m loving that dressing too. Beautiful.
That picture of Max licking is too cute!!
Have a great rest of your week.
Hugs,
–Amber
Oh, wow! This salad looks absolutely fantastic! I cannot wait to enjoy this for lunch. Thank you for entering this months Ingredient Challenge Monday!
This looks absolutely amazing!! YUMMMMM! Makes me want to run down the road to the farmer’s market RIGHT NOW !!
Aw, thank you! I hope you enjoy it!
btw the print friendly recipe button isn’t working??
I’m so thankful that you pointed that out to me, Tiffany! Apparently, NONE of my print friendly buttons are working! Thanks so much. I’ll get to my friendly IT guy and hopefully he can see what’s going on.
Love love love cilantro and strawberries! Great salad heather.
That is one amazing looking salad! I’m trying to imagine the flavors together. Talk about sensational. Love that kryptonite dressing and the Max “review,” too.
Thanks for linking this recipe to this month’s GFE VSG, Heather!
xo,
Shirley
I love everything in this unusual salad. I just never would have thought to put them together. Looks absolutely delicious!
YUM! This looks and sounds delicious!! All those fresh ingredients make my mouth water! I can’t wait to try the salad dressing too! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! That salad looks delicious! I am lucky enough to have a berry farm right down the road from where I live and they have some of the best strawberries! I guess I may have to go pick up a pint and try your salad!
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, this looks super tasty, and I can’t wait to try that dressing! I’m hosting a weekly link up over summer specifically for salads of all types, every Sunday! I would love you to come and post this recipe. Just stop by my blog on Sunday – the link will be up!
http://www.easynaturalfood.com
I hope to see you there:)
Debbie
Heather, looks like an awesome salad! If you just add a vegan sub for the honey (eg agave, maybe?) then we can keep it on Wellness Weekend! (pretty please?)
Done! Agave nectar would make a perfect substitution!
Oh my heavens this is good! We enjoyed this fir dinner tonight and I look forward I making it again.
Thanks, Heather! xoxo
Hi There Heather,
Just a note to let you know I shared your awesome recipe on my monthly recipe round-up highlighting festive, healthy backyard BBQ dishes. If you get a chance, come on over and check out the other inspiring recipes!
http://www.thetastyalternative.com/2012/05/monthly-round-up-may-2012-raw-foods.html
Hugs,
–Amber
Whoops, wrong link! Here ya go:
http://www.thetastyalternative.com/2012/06/monthly-round-up-june-2012-backyard-bbq.html
I just read the salad round-up post and decided your salad is my first “must-try”. Thanks! Dawn
First, your cat is so darn cute!! This salad is vibrant and fresh, I absolutely love it! I love every ingredient too! What a great recipe.
Aw, thank you, Tanya. We think he’s the cat’s meow.
Your salad looks beautiful, Heather! And what an adorable cat. My dogs love crunchy veggies, but not leafy ones, unless it’s the crunchy center part of the leaf.
Yum! What incredible colours. I love the photo of the cat licking rocket! hee hee – a salad gotta be good if a cat would eat it no?
x x x