Chopped Strawberry Cucumber Salad
This fresh strawberry cucumber salad is the ultimate summer side salad! It’s sweet, crisp, and tossed with fresh herbs and a light balsamic dressing.
If you love the flavors in this salad, you have to also try this classic strawberry salad with poppyseed dressing, this strawberry spinach salad with cute mozzarella hearts or this sweet and summery strawberry mango salad!
Recipe Ingredients: Chopped Strawberry Cucumber Salad
For the dressing:
For the salad:
Ingredient Notes, Additions & Substitutions
Romaine lettuce: Iceberg lettuce always makes a great chopped salad, too!
Almonds: Almonds add a nice crunch, but feel free to swap whatever nuts you like, or use a crunchy salad topping mix such as this one from Fresh Gourmet.
Feta cheese, goat cheese, or blue cheese: Add a little tang and creaminess to this salad! Add about 1/2 cup of feta, goat, or blue cheese! They pair perfectly with the sweet berries.
Expert Tips
- Good quality olive oil: The dressing for this salad is simple with very few ingredients. The better quality ingredients you use, the better your dressing will be!
- Dressing in a jar: Place all of the dressing ingredients in a medium mason jar (I even like to use a clean pasta sauce jar!) and shake until everything is combined.
- Make ahead: This salad can easily be made up to a day ahead. Chop the strawberries, cucumber, and romaine. Add the dressing, almonds, and chopped herbs right before serving.
- Storage: With the dressing on, this salad doesn’t last too long in the fridge. However, you can store leftovers without the dressing in an airtight container for about 2-3 days.
How to serve
Side for chicken, fish, and steak: This strawberry salad is so versatile. You can pair it with almost any chicken, fish, or steak dish. It’s especially good alongside salmon and shrimp skewers!
Summer BBQ parties: This salad has no mayo, so it’s perfect to bring to BBQ’s and potlucks. It’s a great picnic salad, too!
Add protein: You can easily add some grilled chicken breast to this salad and make it a healthy dinner or light lunch.
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Thank you! ~ Casey
Strawberry Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
For the dressing
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. coarse salt (sea salt, kosher salt)
For the salad
- 4 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1 English cucumber, diced
- 3-4 cups romaine, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Make the dressing: Whisk together dressing ingredients or use a medium-sized mason jar to shake the ingredients until combined. Set aside.
- Assemble: Add romaine, strawberries, cucumber, basil, and mint to a large bowl or platter. Toss with the dressing, then sprinkle on sliced almonds.
Notes
- Good quality olive oil: The dressing for this salad is very simple with very few ingredients. The better quality ingredients you use, the better your dressing will be!
- Dressing in a jar: Place all of the dressing ingredients in a medium mason jar (I even like to use a clean pasta sauce jar!) and shake until everything is combined.
- Make ahead: This salad can easily be made up to a day ahead. Chop the strawberries, cucumber, and romaine. Add the dressing, almonds, and chopped herbs right before serving.
- Storage: With the dressing on, this salad doesn’t last too long in the fridge. However, you can store leftovers without the dressing in an airtight container for about 2-3 days.
This is the ultimate summer salad! Take it to your net BBQ or potluck! I hope you love it! XO ~ Casey