Summer Berry Salad! Eat the rainbow and enjoy seasonal summer fruit! This simple and healthy Summer Berry Salad is like summer in a bowl!
Today is July 8th and this is my LAST Whole30 Day! Day #30!! I made it! I didn’t do it perfectly . . especially in these last 10 days but I did pretty darn well and I’m happy!! So, how am I celebrating today?
By bringing you a salad!
I feel great and am probably in the best shape ever, but my running (and training for my half marathon in August) is a big part of that. During the past 30 days I’ve probably put every possible thing on a bed of lettuce, or in a lettuce wrap. You get creative. . especially since you have so much protein, fruits and vegetables all around you. I made sure my fridge was always stocked with everything I would need for the week. I’m definitely going to write a recap post but for today, we need to focus on this amazing salad.
One thing I absolutely loved was eating my salads with cherries. It was something new for me (why did it take me so long to try this?!) and so the next obvious thing was blueberries.
Obviously.
Fruit in your salads. Do it. It’s wonderful. And do it now because summer fruit is the best!
And for me, salads are all about the dressing. During the Whole30, I pretty much ate my homemade vinaigrette (EVOO, red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper) on everything. I would make a chimichurri sauce from time to time too.
And now that I don’t have to stick to just that dressing, I’m going back to one of my favorite brands of salad dressings: Newman’s Own Salad Dressing.
Seriously, ever since these came out in the 80’s, I’ve been using this dressing. The creamy balsamic is my favorite but I also love the Olive Oil and Vinegar, the Balsamic and the Sesame Ginger! There is a dressing for everyone.
For me, a salad isn’t a great salad unless you have the perfect dressing. And I love how the Olive Oil and Vinegar dressing enhances (and does not overpower) the salad here. It’s delicious with the fruit, avocado and greens. I may be eating this summer berry salad every day for the rest of the summer.
Enjoy!!
I leave for my Wisconsin Cheese Blogger Retreat tomorrow. . I will have delicious cheese everywhere. . and will have to pace myself. . I haven’t had cheese in 30 days!!!! And you need to follow along on Instagram for something special on Friday!! We’re going someplace pretty cool!
Love summer salads with fruit? Try my Simple Cantaloupe Salad or my Zucchini Watermelon and Feta Salad!
Summer Berry Salad
Ingredients
- blend of fresh green leaf lettuce and baby spinach
- fresh cherries pitted and cut in half
- fresh strawberries with the stem removed and sliced in half
- 1 ripe avocado cut in half lengthwise and sliced
- assortment red yellow and orange bell peppers, sliced in thin strips
- fresh blueberries
- Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar dressing
Instructions
- Place fresh greens into a large, shallow bowl and top with the fruit and vegetables, in lines, as shown in the photos. Drizzle lightly with dressing and enjoy!
Newman’s Own is inviting consumers to showcase how YOU take your salad from ordinary to extraordinary using Newman’s Own Dressing for an opportunity win a $35,000 donation for the charity of your choice! Visit Greens for Good and click on the “Greens for Good” tab to enter YOUR inspirational salad recipe!!
The “Greens for Good” salad recipe contest begins June 23, 2015 and the entry-phase closes August 21, 2015.
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Disclosure: I was provided a gift card to purchase ingredients so I could create my own salad recipe. Newman’s Own also provided the $25 gift card for the giveaway. The information and gift cards have been provided by Newman’s Own so that I could try the product and share my thoughts and information about Newman’s Own Dressing. The opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not reflect the opinions of Newman’s Own.
We like (and I often buy) the Newman’s Caesar Dressing.
The Newman’s Own salad dressing that I like the best is the Honey Mustard Lite Dressing.
I like the Newman’s Own Sesame Ginger 🙂
Omehawsh! CONGRATS Alice!!!! Your self-discipline is so inspiring! I cannot wait to read your recap! I have yet to try fruit in my salad – this looks so darn good – maybe salad for breakfast? 🙂
Hope you have a blast this weekend at the Wisconsin Cheese Blogger Retreat!
Thanks so much, Shashi!!
Congrats on finishing your program, Alice! Sounds like you did an awesome job! And this salad is the perfect way to celebrate. I love the fresh berries on here. Sounds delicious!
Thank you so much Gayle!!! I didn’t do it perfectly but I did it!
The Caesar Dressing looks great
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I like the balsamic vinaigrette.
YAY! You’re done! Congratulations and hurrah!
AND you’re going on a cheese retreat. What better way to celebrate? I’m incredibly jealous. You deserve it, girl!
Fruit in salad is the best. So you can keep the best parts of Whole 30 with you and still get cheese!
haha, yes!!! Thank you, Mir!!! I’ll be taking it easy on the cheese retreat. . don’t want any digestion surprises! 😛
I love the Balsamic Vinaigrette
Congrats on finishing the Whole30 month…that is awesome! But let’s talk about this amazing berry salad. It has all of the best of summer in it, and I could totally imagine a big bowl of that in my fridge right now. 🙂 I’ve never thought about putting salad dressing on a fruit salad…but I’ll have to give that a shot. I love Newman’s Own dressings!
David, I think salad dressing on fruit is great!!! adds another layer of taste and dimension! I hope you try this!
the sesame ginger dressing sounds great!
Hooray girlfriend. I am seriously so proud of you for making it through Whole30! You are the bomb. And you don’t have to do it perfectly. You still stuck with it. This salad is absolutely stunning. I could eat this every single day!
Thank you J!!!
OMG, you haven’t had cheese in 30 days? Are you feeling ok? I would be in such a cheesy craze right now! I hope you can cure that soon! And I love Newmans Own too! One of my favorite “go-to” dressings in the store. Have fun in Wisconsin!
Heather, I feel great actually . . I did miss cheese terribly but just focused on salads and veggies. . and I never felt bloated at all. Like, never. It’s amazing what happens when you cut out carbs, dairy and sugar! and thank you!!! hoping the retreat is great!
My favorite is the Honey French Dressing!
I LOVE ALL Newman’s Own Salad dressings! But the Honey Mustard is one of my favs! This salad is GORGEOUS!
Sesame ginger!
We buy the Balsamic Vinaigrette. Would love to try these!!
I like the Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing.
I love the Creamy Caesar Dressing!
Yeah you made it! Congrats, Alice! And now you can enjoy that cheese! This salad is so pretty. And I love Newman’s dressing. The poppy seed is my fav!
Newman’s Own Sesame Ginger
I like the Sun Dried Tomato Lite Vinaigrette the best.
I love Newman’s dressing, they have a reduced fat Honey Mustard that I’m crazy about! This salad is beautiful, so colorful!
Cherries and avocado together? This might just be my perfect salad.
My favorite it the olive oil and vinegar. 🙂
So happy for you Alice, last day of the Whole 30 🙂 This salad looks great ! Will make it in the afternoon! Newman’s dressing is the best!
Their Creamy Caesar is my favorite!
HOORAY!!! I can’t believe you’re finally done! What an incredible achievement- you should be so proud. I”m so proud of you! This salad is such a great way to celebrate! Now go enjoy all the cheese! 😀
Congrats on your achievement, I must try it too. Your salad looks beautiful and delicious, with all those summer fruits!
Lite Caesar Dressing is my first choice, but have liked everyone that I have tried.
Yay, congrats, Alice! Way to go, so so proud of you for making it through the Whole 30! Love this gorgeous salad, so full of summer’s best and it sounds perfect with Newman’s dressing! Have fun at the retreat and enjoy all the cheese 🙂
The Sun Dried Tomato Lite Vinaigrette is the one I like best.
Poppy seed
I like the honey French dressing
I can’t believe I’ve never had cherries in my salad before…must try it! Looks like a delicious salad! Have fun at the cheese retreat!
I love Newman’s Own sesame ginger dressing! The balsamic looks good, too!
Congratulations on your accomplishment! That is really exciting. And this gorgeous salad is a perfect way to celebrate!! I am a balsamic fan so I love that lite balsamic dressing of theirs!!
I love the Sesame Ginger. It’s DELICIOUS!
I like the classic balsamic dressing.
I like the honey mustard!
My favorite is the Newmans Own Sesame Ginger dressing.
I Like The Poppy Seed Dressing.
I love Balsamic but I would love to try the Lime Lite Vinagrette
Love creamy balsamic!
Great timing on the Whole 30 – bring on the cheese! I’m so impressed – you are motivating me to try it. Although can’t lie, the thought of no baked goods for 30 days kind of scares me! This salad is gorgeous – I love fruit in salad!!
This salad looks simply amazing!! Why do I never put cherries in my salad? Have so much fun on your trip, eat all the cheese for me! 🙂
YAYY~!!!!! Congratulations lady for finishing!! U are amazing! I love fruits in my salad but I have yet to try cherries. I will get on that!!
Creamy Caesar
That salad looks sooo good! I’d like to try the Honey French Dressing!
I like the sesame ginger dressing the best.
My favorite Newman’s Own is the Greek Vinaigrette! So good. Alice, your salad looks fantastic. Congratulations in your accomplishment. You really stuck to your plan! 🙂
Congrats on getting through Whole 30, Alice!! Loving the look of this salad, I’ve never tried adding berries before, but I’m definitely excited to try adding cherries – they’re my favourite fruit! Yum yum yum!
The honey french dressing sounds yummy
Congrats on making it though Whole 30! You are amazing :). Love this summer salad, so pretty and colorful!
I like Creamy Balsamic Dressing.
Congrats on finishing all 30 days! Love the fruit in this salad – especially with all the fresh summer fruits around. Have fun eating cheese 🙂
Congrats Alice! That went by really quickly for me. Lol. I don’t think I could do it. I’m glad you’re feeling awesome though and enjoy the cheese!
I could bathe in Newman’s Own dressings… All of them ALL at once. Scrub-a-dub-dub! 🙂 but what’s a dressing without a beautiful salad to drizzle it on?! This fruit salad looks amazing, Alice! Summer freshness at its AL time finest going on here! Congrats on finishing the Whole30! Now go getcha’ some cheese, girlfriend!! ♡ Cheers and travel safe!
I especially like the honey mustard salad dressing.
Love creamy balsamic
Good for you for finishing the Whole30, and good for you for knowing that it’s okay that you weren’t “perfect” about it.
As for the Newman’s Own dressings, we use several different varieties, but one we always go back to is the Parmesan & Roasted Garlic.
I really like the Poppy Seed!
My favorite is Sun Dried Tomato Lite Vinaigrette. Delicious!
Newman’s Caesar Dressing
I LOVE NATURAL RAINBOWS!! 🙂
I like the Creamy Caesar Dressing
My favorite of the dressings is Poppy Seed. Plus, it’s great with fruit on salads!
I would love to say the Cranberry Walnut Lite Vinaigrette
I would try the Cranberry Walnut Lite Vinaigrette.
We would try the Cranberry Walnut Lite Vinaigrette.
Salad and berries just belong together! This salad is seriously SO stunning, Alice! And I love Newmans dressing!
I love all the Newman’s Own Salad dressings! But we tend to go through more of the sesame ginger than anything else! This salad is so pretty!
I love Newman’s Balsamic Vinaigrette on salad and it makes a great marinade for chicken.
Alice!!!! I’m SOO Happy that you made it through the entire thing!! I’m going to start next Monday, and I’m a bit nervous–especially because I’m supposed to do a race next Saturday (which I’m not prepared for either!) Anyway, SO happy for you, Alice!!
I like the Newman’s Own Sesame Ginger
The raspberry and walnut lite vinaigrette is my favorite.
What a gorgeous, delicious salad! I love adding fruit to my greens and your rainbow salad is just my style. Congrats on completing your challenge—you did SO much better than I would have. Now that I have to watch my carbs, I will watch for some of your tips and tricks. Have a blast with Wisconsin Cheese!!! xoxo
I like the Lite Balsamic Vinaigrette!
Congrats on your success!
I like the Parmesan & Roasted Garlic Dressing.
thank you
I love all the Newmans salad dressings! The fresh cherries in the salad sound really wonderful. I haven’t tried that yet. Great idea 🙂
I would like to try the Olive Oil and Vinegar.
I love fresh, green salads with tons of fresh fruits! I’ve never actually tried Newman’s Own, but I certainly will try it soon! And congrats on finishing the Whole30! I truly admire your commitment! 🙂
I love the Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette dressing!
The Whole30 is tough, but congrats on making it through!! Now for this berry salad, it looks SO refreshing and tasty, Alice!! 🙂
I love Newman’s Own Caesar dressing. I love all of Newman’s products…I use lots of them daily.
I like the Sesame Ginger!
I would love to try the honey mustard lite dressing
Three Cheese Balsamic Vinaigrette sounds good!
I like the Caesar Dressing
My favorite Newman’s Own Salad Dressing is the Balsamic Vinaigrette.
My favorite dressing is the Lite Caesar Dressing.
Ranch dressing is always my favorite.
I love the Newman’s Ceaser salad dressing. It is real good.
I was obsessed with the Newman’s Own Sesame Ginger in college…and now I’m wondering why I stopped eating it! Love that this salad is fruit-centric – that’s my favorite way to eat a salad. And CONGRATS on your Whole30!! I’ve toyed with doing it, but haven’t taken the plunge yet. We’ll see…
I love the olive oil and vinegar one the best. Yummy.
I cant tell you how much I love the idea of cherries in a salad!!
i like the Cranberry Walnut Lite Vinaigrette
The sesame ginger dressing sounds incredible!
I would love to try the Cranberry Walnut Lite Vinaigrette.
This salad is so pretty! I’m so glad you are taking advantage of all the fresh fruit of summer!
honey mustard is my favorite 🙂
I would like to try the lite caesar dressing.
I would like to try the Lite Balsamic.
i love the Creamy Caesar Dressing
I just discovered poppy seed dressing and it’s my new favorite
Poppy seed looks good
I love their honey mustard dressing!
I want to try the Newman’s Own Honey Mustard dressing.
I go through Lite Cranberry Walnut like water. LOVE it.
I like the balsamic salad dressing.
Sesame Ginger Low Fat Dressing
All of them are delish..but, I use Lite Cranberry Walnut the most. Great with a fruit salad or greens salads with beef, fish, chicken..very versatile.
Honey Mustard Lite Dressing
I like Newman’s Own Caesar Dressing . I use it not only on my tossed salad, but on pasta salad and also I use it to marinate my chicken in before grilling.
I love Newman’s Own sesame ginger dressing!
My favorite is the Three Cheese Balsamic Vinaigrette.
I like the Italian lite and honey mustard dressing.