Summer is by far the best season for salad recipes. Gardens are bursting with fresh produce and the options are endless!

Make this Summer berry salad recipe for a salad that’s as healthy as it is delicious! Featuring fresh fruits and vegetables and an outrageous homemade dressing, this salad is the perfect way to enjoy a summer meal.

Summer salad recipes are great because they’re an easy way to pack seasonal summer produce into your meal. Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, fresh basil… you can’t beat it!

Follow the written or video instructions below to make this wonderful salad for your friends and family.

Berry Blue Summer Salad Recipe

A gorgeous berry blue summer salad.

Ingredients you will need:

  • 1 C. strawberries, sliced
  • 1 pkg. salad
  • 1/4 C. onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 T. basil, chopped
  • 1 C. light poppy seed dressing
  • 1 T. lemon zest
  • 1 C. blackberries
  • 1 C. raspberries
  • 1 C. blueberries
  • 1/4 C. crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 C. roasted pistachios

Add basil to light poppy seed dressing.

Jess places parsley in dressing.

Add lemon zest to dressing.

Jess zests a lemon over dressing.

Stir together.

Jess stirs dressing.

Add strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and onions to salad.

Jess adds onions to salad.

Add crumbled blue cheese.

Jess adds blue cheese crumbles.

Add roasted pistachios.

Jess adds pistachios.

Coat with dressing.

Jess adds dressing to salad.

Serve and enjoy this wonderful, healthy summer salad recipe! It’s the perfect combination of savory and sweet.

Tip: If you’re taking your summer salad to a picnic or potluck, assemble the salad at home and add the dressing once you arrive. No more soggy lettuce! You’ll be left with a refreshing berry salad that’ll be the crowd-favorite of your get-together.

A completed salad.

Berry Blue Summer Salad

Make this Summer berry salad recipe for a salad that’s as healthy as it is delicious! Featuring fresh fruits and vegetables and an outrageous homemade dressing, this salad is the perfect way to enjoy a summer meal.
Prep Time5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 C. strawberries, sliced
  • 1 pkg. salad
  • 1/4 C. onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 T. basil, chopped
  • 1 C. light poppy seed dressing
  • 1 T. lemon zest
  • 1 C. blackberries
  • 1 C. raspberries
  • 1 C. blueberries
  • 1/4 C. crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 C. roasted pistachios

Instructions

  • Add basil and lemon zest to light poppy seed dressing. Stir
  • Add strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and onions to salad.
  • Add crumbled blue cheese and pistachios. Stir to coat ingredients with dressing.
  • Serve and enjoy this wonderful, healthy summer salad recipe! It’s the perfect combination of savory and sweet.

Notes

Tip: If you’re taking your summer salad to a picnic or potluck, assemble the salad at home and add the dressing once you arrive. No more soggy lettuce! You’ll be left with a refreshing berry salad that’ll be the crowd-favorite of your get-together.

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Blue cheese is a wildly popular cheese that Americans eat with various foods, from salads to steaks. During the production of blue cheese, cultures of the mold Penicillum are added, which gives the cheese its distinct appearance and smell. If Penicillum reminds you of penicillin, then you’ve found a connection; the mold is related to the world-changing antibiotic. Blue cheese is known to pair well with summer berries such as raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries… making it the perfect addition to a summer fresh salad!

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