One of the best things about Spring is eating fresh salads again. I’ve had some salad inspirations lately. I saw a salad in a magazine with fresh raspberries on top and it looked so delicious. The idea was revolutionary to me because I had never thought of putting fruit on salad greens before. I thought of fruit salads and green salads as separate things. As it is not raspberry season yet, I wondered about putting some strawberries on our salad. The other salad inspiration came from a salad our friend Christelle made, where she chopped up raw fennel to put on top. It gave a satisfying crunchy texture that reminded me of celery. I had only had fennel as tea before that. I love trying new foods and as a salad addition, I liked it!
So yesterday at farmer’s market I followed my salad inspirations and picked up two spring salad additions- strawberries and fennel!
The farmer’s market Angels were helping me out because I got the very last fennel bulb they had!
Don’t luscious strawberries and sweet feathery fennel seem like such a good combo?!
Don’t luscious strawberries and sweet feathery fennel seem like such a good combo?!
Today I took our farmer’s market goodies to make our salad for lunch. It had a mix of salad greens, fresh basil leaves, strawberries and some chopped fennel. For the dressing I used cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil (with all those good enzymes) and ginger kombucha from market (which paired beautifully with the strawberries.) Then I sprinkled some powdered kelp on top (I’ve been getting a strong intuitive feeling that I need more iodine lately.)
Well, it was delicious and we enjoyed our Sunday Spring Salad very much.
What do you enjoy on your Spring Salads?
Jenny- Thanks for the site!
Oh, Taryn. I forgot to mention. We use the website, http://www.foragingpictures.com , for a great wild food foraging reference. Thought you would be interested. Love and light.
That looks and sounds so good! I had not thought of adding fennel either. @Evi, please do share your purslane salad recipe. My oldest son loves purslane. Spring blessings.
I have never tried purslane and I don’t even know what it looks like. I’ll ask my husband, we just might have it growing here. And I would love if you shared the recipe. Thank you. π
Oh fresh dill is a must to all Greek green salads, you should give it a try Taryn!
We’ve started getting purslane here and I’m excited as I love it!
If you wish I could share with you a traditional summer salad recipe with purslane that we prepare almost daily in the summer months.
Thanks for all the good salad inspirations! Yum!
I want to start adding dried fruit and crispy nuts!! (I just need to invest in one of those awesome nut choppers) π
I love nasturtium flowers on salads, but ours are not blooming yet. I never tried fresh dill on salad, I’m curious now!
Mmmm! That salad looks so good! I love fruit on my salads, though often forget about it, and have never tried strawberries on top! YUM! And I’ve never had fennel bulb either…sounds like it’s time for me to buy some!
Thanks for the ideas π
Lots of love to you!!
Strawberries and fennel sound delicious, yum!
In my salads there are lots of green leaves and I am now adding chopped nasturtium leaves and dill. I love fresh dill, I add it to nearly everything!
Much love.
I love to put fruit in my salads, also dryed nuts:)
I love chopped apples with my salad greens. They go nicely with a dressing made from olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
Also I like dried fruit in my salads, such as slivered prunes, cranberries and goji berries.
I usually also add crispy seeds and crispy walnuts!
Ooo, I love spring salads. We add strawberries to salad greens along with toasted nuts and if we don’t have berries the kids love dried fruit (such as cranberries) added…we just have to remind them to eat the greens. π