Recipes
Arugula Summer Berry & Avocado Salad
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Celebrate America's 250th with a fresh, colorful salad that's as beautiful as it is delicious. Andrea's Patriotic Summer Berry Salad combines peppery arugula with sweet blueberries and blackberries, creamy avocado, crisp cucumber, and savory ricotta salata for the perfect balance of flavors and textures. Finished with toasted pine nuts and a bright lime-mint dressing sweetened with a touch of maple syrup, this refreshing recipe is the ideal addition to Fourth of July celebrations, summer barbecues, picnics, or any warm-weather gathering. It's a simple yet elegant dish that lets the season's freshest ingredients shine.
Ingredients
- 5 cups arugula
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 6 oz ricotta salata cheese
- 0.30 cup toasted pine nuts
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 4.73 oz lime juice
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, chiffonade
- 1 tsp salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Assemble the salad
Combine the arugula, blackberries, blueberries, cucumber, avocado, ricotta salata cheese, and toasted pine nuts on a serving platter. - Make the dressing
Combine the maple syrup, lime juice, fresh mint, and salt and pepper to taste. - Finish and serve
Pour the dressing over the salad and serve immediately.
Notes
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