Fresh, simple, and ready in 15 minutes, this strawberry avocado salad is a summery twist on caprese, with mozzarella, basil, avocado, and fresh berries.
After a 5-month-long New England winter, I was so ready to welcome spring.
Aaaand it never arrived.
Instead, we’ve seen nothing but dreary skies and endless rain for weeks on end.
It’s almost June, and Trevor and I went out today in sweatshirts, boots, and raincoats (that’s been our daily uniform for the past several weeks).
But I do have one piece of good news: I have summer on a plate for you today!
This strawberry avocado salad has lots of juicy, sweet, fresh summer berries.
Despite the awful weather lately, the strawberries at our local grocer’s have been red, ripe, and delicious.
So we’ve been eating tons of fresh strawberries (and blueberries too)!
The rich, creamy avocado and mozzarella are the perfect complements to the slightly-tart-mostly-sweet berries.
I’ve been loving this particular strawberry avocado salad because it has a caprese twist: plenty of creamy mozzarella and fresh basil.
Plus a light, simple, 3-ingredient white wine vinaigrette dressing to bring everything together.
This strawberry avocado salad is really simple and quick to throw together in about 15 minutes.
I like serving this caprese as a starter or a side with grilled chicken or burgers.
It’s the perfect summer salad, so it’s a great complement to most grilled dishes.
Okay, so I haven’t seen summer yet.
But I’ve at least tasted it, and it’s so delicious!
Here’s the recipe for Strawberry Avocado Caprese Salad:
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Strawberry Avocado Caprese Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salads
- Cuisine: Italian Inspired
Description
Fresh, simple, and ready in 15 minutes, this strawberry avocado salad is a summery twist on caprese, with mozzarella, basil, avocado, and fresh berries.
Ingredients
For the Strawberry Avocado Salad:
- 10 ounces strawberries, stems removed and quartered
- 6 ounces blueberries
- 1 lemon
- 1 avocado, pit and skin removed and sliced
- 5 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into half-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- Sea salt and ground black pepper
For the White Wine Vinaigrette:
- 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- Sea salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
To Make the White Wine Vinaigrette:
- Add the olive oil, vinegar, and honey to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk until well combined.
To Make the Strawberry Avocado Salad:
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon and pour it all over the avocado to keep it from turning brown. Season the avocado with salt and pepper.
- Season the mozzarella with salt and pepper.
- Arrange the sliced strawberries, blueberries, sliced avocado, and cubed mozzarella on a platter.
- Drizzle the White Wine Vinaigrette over the salad. Top with fresh basil leaves. Serve.
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