Description
This vibrant Summer Antioxidant Salad combines fresh spinach, juicy berries, ripe peaches, crisp vegetables, and crunchy seeds with a bright lemon-balsamic dressing. It’s a refreshing, nutritious dish that’s perfect for a light lunch, dinner, or summer side.
Ingredients
3 cups baby spinach leaves
4 radishes, thinly sliced
3 spring onions, thinly sliced
1/2 orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
10 strawberries, hulled and quartered
1 fresh peach, sliced
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons walnut oil (optional)
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Wash and prepare all the fruits and vegetables.
- Arrange the baby spinach leaves on a large serving platter or in a salad bowl.
- Layer the radishes, spring onions, bell peppers, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, and peach slices evenly over the spinach.
- Sprinkle the chopped walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and hemp seeds over the top.
- In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, walnut oil (if using), lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until well combined.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
Notes
Substitute peaches with nectarines or mango if desired.
Add blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries for extra antioxidants.
Top with grilled chicken, shrimp, salmon, chickpeas, tofu, or feta for additional protein.
Swap walnuts with pecans, almonds, or pistachios for variety.
Mix a little honey or maple syrup into the dressing for a sweeter flavor.
Store the dressing separately and refrigerate the undressed salad for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 239 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
