Description
Looking for a healthy salad you will actually enjoy eating? Try my copycat Panera strawberry salad. This easy salad uses simple greens, fresh berries, and poppyseed dressing to create the perfect summer salad bursting with flavor! So if you are tired of bland salads with iceberg lettuce that you don’t enjoy, treat your taste buds to my copycat version of this sweet salad with crunchy pecans, fresh strawberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges, and pineapple! It’s perfect for lunch as a main dish or as a side salad. Either way, you will love this Panera bread copycat recipe!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups Romaine Lettuce chopped
- 3 cups Mixed Greens
- 1 cup Fresh Strawberries (about 8 strawberries quartered)
- 1/2 cup Fresh Blueberries
- 1/2 cup Pineapple canned
- 1/2 cup Mandarin Oranges canned
- 1/3 cup Pecans
- Poppyseed Dressing
Instructions
- Wash and cut fresh strawberries into quarters.
- Wash and dry fresh blueberries.
- Wash and dry lettuce and mixed greens. Chop the romaine into bite size pieces. You want to make sure all the produce is dry before assembling the salad or it may be soggy.
- Toss romaine lettuce, mixed greens, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, oranges, and pecans in a large bowl.
- Add as little or as much dressing as you like right before serving.
- Store undressed salad in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Notes
This makes enough for 2 large salads or 4 side salads.
- Prep Time: 15
- Category: Entree
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
