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Summertime Strawberry Salad

The perfect light fruity salad for a hot summer day.
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Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Salad

  • 1 large head Romaine lettuce
  • 1 head Boston, green leaf, or red leaf lettuce
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries sliced
  • 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cup Monterrey Jack cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup neutral oil of choice
  • 1 TBSP sugar
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper ground

Instructions
 

  • Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces and combine with other salad ingredients in large bowl.
  • Whisk together dressing ingredients.
  • Combine and mix well. Serve immediately.

Notes

If preparing ahead of time, place strawberries and onions at the bottom of the bowl (so the juices won't wilt your lettuce) and wait to add dressing to the salad just ahead of serving.