

Here's a summer squash and berry version! It’s the summer salad that can be as healthy or gluttonous as you’d like! Or as light and refreshing or hearty as you’d like too! This is my Tomato, Fig, Peach, Prosciutto, Burrata and Strawberry Summer Salad Version. For a fun twist: add carbs! Toasted bread cubes, some al dente pasta, and/or roasted potatoes.If you’d like to turn it into a heartier meal, vegetarian style, add grains such as quinoa or faro.Add some protein to turn it into a heartier meal: Chicken, fish, prosciutto or sliced steak, duck, any protein that can go in a salad works too!.

Burrata, mozzarella, feta, and any cheese that works in a salad works here. Pick a theme for the board: such as Asian, Greek, Mexican, or Cali, which is what I call mine.It’s the summer salad idea that fosters community building! And I love encouraging my guests to get all up in there, choosing what to put on their plates and hearing people asking what combo others got going on. There’s definitely a WOW factor going on with this salad. I love serving the salad on a large platter or board as a finger food app for guests to see as soon as they walk in. It all depends what I just so happen to find at the market and be in the mood for that day. Albeit, slightly different each and every time. This summer salad idea has made its appearance at most of my dinner parties, all summer long. I frequently host dinner parties for people to meet, mingle, eat, create community and simply have fun. Why I Love Serving this Summer Salad Idea at Dinner Parties But I also wanna inspire ya, as much as I possibly can, to use it as a blueprint. And serve it alongside a bowl of dressed greens.įor all the home cooks that want an exact recipe to follow, I am indeed providing one below. Optional to add protein and/or dairy (or anything else!). Prep said bounty (slice fruit, roast, blanch or sauté any of the veggies you’d like, etc.).
#Favorite summer salad recipes how to#
The idea and how to make it goes like this: choose all your very favorite summer fresh fruit and veggie bounty. I wanna call this post an *idea* rather than a recipe. Hear me out! Summer is all about eating as much of this fresh produce as possible I say! These high-quality seasonal ingredients are the stars of these summer salad ideas!Īnd very often. Celebrates the best of summer bounty! Fruit and veggies, at the peak of their season, are busting with juicy flavor! A.Minced shallot adds a mild sweetness and crunch to the simple vinaigrette, providing a more a more interesting finished texture and flavor.

