Strawberry Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese
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This Strawberry Avocado Goat Cheese Salad is the perfect Summer salad! Packed with fruit, cheese and veggies – it’s delicious and easy to put together!
This Strawberry Avocado Goat Cheese Salad is one of our all time favorite salads.
Why You Should Make This Recipe
- Quick and Easy: This salad recipe only takes 10 minutes to make!
- Versatile: Salads are such a great way to mix and match whatever toppings you want! Check the green box below for our suggestions.
- Great for meal prep: Because it lasts well in the fridge, this salad is great for meal prep!
Ingredients
Substitutions
Arugula: You can use any type of salad for this recipe. Spinach or spring mix are all delicious! This Lemon Arugula Salad is a great way to use up any leftover arugula!
Fruit: You can substitute strawberries with other berries or try this Grapefruit Salad.
Avocado: Can be subbed with cucumber or omitted.
Onions: are optional! Feel free to omit or sub with pickled onion.
Walnuts: Feel free to omit, or sub with pistachios, pecans, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc. For a nut-free, crunchy option, top with homemade croutons.
Olive Oil: You can substitute avocado oil but it will have a different taste.
Chicken Breasts: You can substitute with boneless chicken thighs or chicken tenders.
Honey: Can be substituted with maple syrup.
Balsamic Vinegar: You can use red wine, white wine or champagne vinegar in place of balsamic in vinaigrette.
Dressing: I haven’t tried this with other dressings, but I bet it would work! I would try our Strawberry Vinaigrette, Tahini Lemon Dressing, or check out these healthy salad dressing recipes for more ideas!
How to make Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
- Whisk together all ingredients for vinaigrette in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl (or on a platter), gently toss together all salad ingredients with vinaigrette until coated.
What to serve with Arugula Strawberry Salad
This salad would be great for bringing to a picnic or serving at a Summer happy hour with friends. It only takes a few minutes to throw together, and it looks fancier than it really is! We love to serve it with:
- A Protein: baked boneless chicken breast, baked chicken tenders, or healthy pulled pork
- A piece of avocado toast
- Other Dressings: This Healthy Lemon Basil Vinaigrette is delicious, but I also love it with our Easy Basil Vinaigrette, Honey Lemon Dressing, or even just plain balsamic vinegar and oil!
We love this salad with Healthy Chicken Salad on top of it for a protein packed lunch!
Storing Salad with Goat Cheese and Strawberries
This salad is best when eaten fresh but will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
After a few days, the strawberries will start to get a little bit slimy and will not be as crisp/fresh.
Strawberry and Goat Cheese Salad FAQs
This salad is about 327 calories per serving.
Arugula is a healthy green for a salad because it is high in fiber and phytochemicals.
It can be a healthy cheese option because it has protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals.
Strawberries are such a delicious and healthy addition to your diet. They’re low in calories, naturally sweet, and loaded with vitamins. 1 cup of strawberries has under 60 calories, making them the perfect snack or addition to any meal.
other healthy salad recipes:
Looking for other easy fresh salad recipes? Check out these healthy salad recipes:
Arugula Salad with Strawberries and Goat Cheese
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 5 oz arugula or baby kale or spinach
- 1 ½ cups sliced strawberries
- 3/4 cup avocado thinly sliced, (1 avocado)
- 1/3 cup red onion thinly sliced (~⅓ cup)
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts toasted or untoasted
- 3 oz crumbled goat cheese
Vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Video
We have tried so many of the salads on this site and are never disappointed! My husband said this is restaurant quality and he’s not wrong. We added grilled chicken to make it a full dinner and it was excellent!
Great! I halved the dressing, added bacon and substituted for pine nuts. Delicious!
This salad is so delicious!!! Perfect lunch on a hot August day!
I did substitute feta in place of the goat cheese only because feta is what I had in the fridge. Can’t wait to try it with goat cheese tho!
Thank you so much, Erica!! I’m glad you liked it!
Avo and strawberries… YUM. Made this and brought it for lunch the next two days! Would def recommend!
It’s totally the perfect combo – I love avo and strawberries together too!
This is interesting. I have never thought of combining goat cheese and avocado together. Would love to give this a try.