Strawberry Summer Salad

Fresh seasonal summer fruits are arranged on a bed of lettuce and drizzled with a creamy mint strawberry dressing.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pint basket fresh strawberries, stemmed and halved
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh mint
1/2 teaspoon honey
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 bunch lettuce leaves
2 cups fresh fruit in season, blueberries, sliced peaches, plums, kiwi

Cooking Directions:

1. To make strawberry dressing: In container of electric blender purée, enough of the strawberries (about 1/2 cup) to make 1/4 cup purée; reserve remaining strawberries. In bowl stir purée, mint and honey into sour cream to blend.
2. To assemble salad: Line individual salad plates with lettuce. Arrange reserved strawberries with other fruits on lettuce. Top with strawberry dressing.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy California Strawberry Commission. ©2003 California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved. Used with permission.