July around WNC is usually pretty hot! It is right about this month that I start to prefer all things fresh in my diet. Cool fruits and vegetables serve as snacks and the main course around here lately. We are so blessed to have a pot full of fresh herbs as well as a garden bursting forth with spinach and tomatoes. All of this lends itself to yummy salad recipes that the boys are proud to eat because they helped grow it all.
Some of the best ways to get kids to eat salads is to make sure to add plenty of color and maybe even a fruit or two. Sine July is National Blueberries Month, I thought tossing a few of these into the mix would take the salad up a notch. Of course, finely shredded carrots and a touch of onion gives the salad even more color and flavor. I also usually like to add a bit of protein to a salad. Chicken would be great in this one, but I also love to add nuts. Pecans are usually my go-to, but walnuts would also be delicious in this salad.
For the dressing, we made our own using the GOOD SEASONS Cruet Kit. I love this thing because it gives lines for where to fill the specific ingredients as well as handy recipes for some of your favorite salad dressings on the back of the box. Some of the recipes call for using the GOOD SEASONS Salad Dressing Mixes and others simply require ingredients that you probably already have in your cabinets. Either way, you have a great dressing that you made yourself!
For the complete Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette Spring Salad Recipe visit here.
About Felicia
Felicia Carter is founder and managing editor of Go Grow Go. Her philosophy is to simplify, save, grow and go! Her home is generally full of DIY projects, crafts, yummy baked goods and lots of love. Felicia is also a wife, mom of 2 boys and nationally certified counselor. You can always find her near the chocolate or the coffee pot.
My 6 year old loves salad like me. We can both eat lots of salad, but my youngest needs some convincing. I like the idea to add color. Thanks for sharing
I just love raspberry in anything. I will be trying this. Blueberries in a salad in interesting.
That dressing sounds amazing. I love a nice salad for lunch in the summer!!
This sounds delicious.I think it would go perfect with our salads this summer.Thank you for sharing.
That looks fabulous. I love fruit in my salads, so your combo of blueberries and that dressing is right up my alley!
The salad seems delicious. I never thought to add blueberries. I’m definitely going to try the dressing in the near future!
Bring on the blueberries! 🙂 I actually have a spinach salad that is amazing with raspberry vinaigrette. I’ll have to add blueberries instead of apples, just for fun this next month.
I like the lines on the bottle too, that simplifies things a lot. I love too that you put blueberries in your salad!
This sounds really good! I love salads and am always looking to try and light and fruity dressing. I have never had blueberries in my salad but have tried strawberries and absolutely loved the tang.
I love pairing fruits with balsamic vinegars! I want to try this salad next week!
Oh, this looks delightful! I love dressings made with fruit and other sweet things during the summer months.
This looks like a nice light and refreshing salad dressing. I love a good vinaigrette.
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That looks like a delicious salad. I will have to give that dressing a try!
I’ve been looking for new summer salad recipes! Totally going to try this!
This is amazing Ive always wanted to make my own vinagarette dressing! Thanks for this!!
Wow! How delicious. I love homemade dressing and will give this fresh raspberry vinaigrette a try!!
That sounds like a great vinaigrette. I love raspberry on my salad in the summer.
I love making salad dressing and this one sounds delicious. I usually cut up and place peaches on my salad in the summer.
I eat so much salad in the summer. I think this dressing sounds simply amazing!
I had a blueberry recipe today too! I absolutely love berries, but I’ve never put them on a salad before. I think my family would really like this!
This looks like a delicious salad. I’m always looking for new dressings.
That salad looks delicious! I love fresh blueberries and that dressing sounds amazing!
Yum! That salad looks deelish! That dressing sounds so good!
I have never made my own salad dressing. I love raspberry vinaigrettes- I would love to make my own!
I had an interesting discovery this past weekend. I don’t hate fresh blueberries as much as I thought, I actually kinda liked them. I just don’t like cooked ones. Anyway… That salad looks really good. 🙂
Yummy! I love putting fruit on salads. Blueberries are my favorite. Looks delicious!
I love salads and I also love The Good Season kit for making your own dressing. It is so much better than the bottled version. I love walnuts in salads so I would probably use those.
My husband has been looking for a good vinaigrette for this diet that we’re doing. The fact that he loves raspberries will probably mean that he’ll love this one. I’m going to click through to the recipe to have for later and make sure to pick up a pack of Italian Dressing Kit next time I’m at the store 🙂
I’ll definitely have to try this in combo with blueberries. I love that dressing!
Yum, my girls would love this with the blueberries! We have made our own dressings before!
Your salad looks amazing! I love meals where I don’t have to turn on the oven in the summer.
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This salad looks so good! I have a favorite strawberry vinaigrette that I enjoy.. I’m sure I would love the raspberry as well.
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