This vibrant Strawberry Blueberry Salad recipe features fresh berries, crunchy candied nuts, and a delicious strawberry balsamic dressing! It's so healthy, flavorful, and easy to customize. (Vegan, gluten-free, refined oil-free.)
This colorful Berry Salad is packed with sweet, delicious flavors and texture!
Fresh greens are paired with juicy berries and naturally-sweetened candied nuts for satisfying crunch. Then it's drizzled with an easy homemade strawberry balsamic dressing. (So good!)
It's a perfect summer salad thanks to abundant seasonal ingredients. Serve it as a side dish for picnics, potlucks, brunch, Mother's Day, or even a light main course. (If you're in the U.S., you can add the optional vegan feta crumbles for a festive red, white, and blue salad for the Fourth of July!)
Ingredients for Strawberry Blueberry Salad
For this recipe, you'll toss together:
- Mixed baby greens: I like these best for this salad, but you can swap in other salad greens or lettuce of choice such as arugula, baby spinach salad, etc.
- Fresh strawberries
- Fresh blueberries
- Candied walnuts: I use my favorite homemade Maple-Vanilla Candied Nuts which are naturally sweetened with no refined sugar. This gives the salad nice crunch, texture, and added protein. Feel free to make these in advance to save time. (You can also use another nut like pecans.)
- Strawberry dressing: My oil-free Strawberry Balsamic Dressing is a fantastic match for this summer-sweet salad. It's made quick & easy in a small blender with ripe strawberries, balsamic vinegar, pure maple syrup, tahini, Dijon mustard, salt, and optional poppy seeds.
Customizing
Different fruit: Toss in other fresh berries like fresh raspberries or fresh blackberries. You could even include pineapple, cherries, clementine, or mandarin slices.
Nuts and seeds: I enjoy this vibrant salad with my homemade maple-vanilla candied walnuts, but any nuts and seeds would be great like sliced/slivered almonds, candied almonds, pecans, sunflower seeds, etc.
Dairy-free cheese: Garnish your bowl with a sprinkle of vegan feta cheese or vegan goat cheese crumbles if desired. (Use oil-free cheese or make your own to keep this recipe free of refined oils.) Fresh mint could be added as well.
Onion: Add a small amount of green onion (scallions), very thinly sliced red onion, or shallots. This can be a great addition, but don't use too much otherwise the flavor will overwhelm the rest of the salad.
Storing
Preparing ahead: If making ahead of time, store the salad and dressing in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator. (The candied nuts keep well on the counter at room temperature.) I find it keeps for about 2-3 days. Assemble everything when ready to enjoy.
For more inspiration, also browse all vegan salad recipes or walnut recipes.
Strawberry Blueberry Salad with Candied Walnuts
Ingredients
- 5 oz. mixed baby greens
- 8 oz. fresh strawberries
- 5 oz. fresh blueberries*
- 1 cup Maple-Vanilla Candied Nuts
For serving:
Variations (optional):
- Vegan feta crumbles, clementine/mandarin slices, green onions, thinly sliced red onion, avocado, raspberries, blackberries, etc.
Instructions
- Make candied nuts: Prepare the candied walnuts. (Or do this in advance and store them at room temperature until ready.)
- Make dressing: Prepare the strawberry balsamic dressing. (You can do this in advance as well and store it in the fridge until ready.)
- Prepare berries: Remove the stems from your strawberries. Then slice or chop them.
- Assemble: Place mixed greens in a small bowl or plate. Top with strawberries, blueberries, and candied nuts. Then drizzle with dressing. (Include any optional additions like vegan feta cheese crumbles, thinly sliced onion, avocado, etc.)
- Storing: If saving leftovers or preparing for later, it's best to store the salad and dressing separately in the fridge.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving (Estimate)
Sodium content: This is omitted as I cannot provide an accurate number. I encourage you to calculate your own to provide a much more precise reading based on the exact ingredients, brands, and amounts you're using.
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Lynn says
We all enjoyed this as a side dish with our dinner... the candied nuts are really yummy!
Kaitlin says
Wonderful, Lynn! Thanks for sharing.
HC says
I made this beautiful salad last weekend. Even the pickiest eaters enjoyed it! Thank you for a much needed inspiration for eating healthier!
Kaitlin says
So great to hear you all enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing your kind feedback.