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Strawberries, Beets & Dragon Fruit With Basil Poppy Seed Dressing

15 min

| Serves 4 |

187 calories per serving

Ingredients

Salad

  • 5 ounces ready-to-eat baby spinach

    Strawberries, Beets & Dragon Fruit With Basil Poppy Seed Dressing

    Dragon fruit‘s persona is very different than its name implies.

  • 12 strawberries (about 6 ounces), washed and hulled
  • 4 small cooked beets
  • 1/2 medium pink dragon fruit
  •  1  1/4 ounces pistachios, shelled and roasted (about 1/4 cup)

Basil Poppy Seed Dressing

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cranberry juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 – 5 fresh basil leaves, torn
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon sugar or a drop of agave syrup

Directions

Prepare the salad ingredients: Slice the strawberries and beets into roughly 1/2 inch pieces. Peel and cut the dragon fruit into similar size pieces.

Strawberries, Beets & Dragon Fruit With Basil Poppy Seed Dressing

Tear the basil right into the blender.

Make the dressing: Transfer all of the dressing ingredients to a blender and combine on medium-high speed so that the basil breaks into tiny, even pieces and emulsifies with the other ingredients.

Assemble the salad: Transfer the spinach to a salad bowl with about half of the other salad ingredients. Toss with a thorough coating of the dressing (there will be extra dressing*). Arrange the remaining ingredients on top of the salad and garnish with the pistachios.  Add a few grinds of pepper and drizzle additional dressing over the salad. Serve, and enjoy.

Strawberries, Beets & Dragon Fruit With Basil Poppy Seed DressingStrawberries, Beets & Dragon Fruit With Basil Poppy Seed Dressing*Extra dressing can be stored in the fridge for several days.  It will do wonderful things for a kale salad with citrus and pecans, or drizzle it over romaine with tomatoes, avocado, and thick slices of grilled chicken breast.

 

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