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Fresh summer salad with apricots, strawberries, spinach and walnuts and lemon-orange-min vinaigrette dressing

Fresh Summer Salad with Apricots and Strawberries

Marinela Malcheva
This fresh salad with apricots and strawberries makes adelicious light morning meal or dessert with super sweet delicate flavor andtexture.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dessert, Salad, Side Dish, Snack, vegan
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 servings
Calories 221 kcal

Equipment

  • Bowl
  • Knife
  • Cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 7-8 fresh apricots pitted, sliced
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries halved
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • ¼ cup raw walnuts roughly chopped

For the apricot salad dressing

  • 4 tablespoon orange juice freshly squeezed
  • 2bsp tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 tablespoon agave syrup (use maple syrup or any sweetener of choice)
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • First, in a large salad bowl combine sliced apricots, halved strawberries, and spinach leaves. Top it with raw walnuts.
    Raw, fresh ingredients for simple apricot salad recipe
  • Next, prepare the fresh mint dressing. In a jar or airtight container pour the juice from the orange and lemon. Add finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Mix it with agave or maple syrup. Shake until all well combined. Gently toss the salad and vinaigrette until everything gets together nicely.
    Lemon, orange and fresh mint vinaigrette dressing for fruit salad with apricots
  • It’s best to serve immediatelyafter being tossed together. Enjoy it as a healthy breakfast, brunch, sidedish, dessert, or snack. Add more walnuts or other nuts of choice as desired.Omit the walnuts for a nut-free, allergy-friendly salad.
    Easy summer fresh salad with apricots and strawberries

Notes

  • I find that this fresh fruit salad is best to be eaten the same day it is made. Because it is so simple to prepare, you can literally make it in minutes, I don't recommend keeping it in the fridge for more than a few hours.
  • You can substitute the apricots with nectarines, plums, cherries, pears, or peaches. Swap the strawberries with fresh raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries.
  • Swap baby spinach with kale or lettuce.
  • Also, you can toss it with nuts other than walnuts, for example, hazelnuts, almonds, or cashews.
  • For a nut-free version use sunflower or pumpkin seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcal
Keyword fresh, fruit salad, healthy, plant based, salad, salad with apricots
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