Strawberry Bacon Salad with Lime Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

5 from 3 votes

Strawberry Bacon Salad with Lime Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

This STRAWBERRY BACON SALAD with HONEY LIME BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE salad dressing is the perfect salad for summer. Fresh, sweet, savory, and rich, with feta, pecans, and mint on top.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Balsamic-Honey-Lime Vinaigrette:

Juice of 1 lime 2 tablespoons
Zest of ½ lime
2 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
¼-½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ cup extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients for the Salad:

1 pint strawberries hulled & sliced
¼ cup goat or feta cheese crumbled
½ cup dried cranberries
4 slices bacon crisped & crumbled
¼ cup pecans honey roasted or toasted
1-2 tablespoons mint leaves rough chopped

Instructions

For the Vinaigrette:

Place all vinaigrette ingredients EXCEPT the olive oil in a medium bowl and whisk until well incorporated. Then, while whisking vigorously, drizzle in the olive oil. Whisk until the oil and vinegar mixture has emulsified. (If preferred, whisk all vinaigrette ingredients together and then whisk or shake it immediately before using.) Refrigerate until ready to serve.

For the Salad:

Arrange the sliced strawberries on a small serving plate or platter. Sprinkle the strawberries with the feta cheese, cranberries, bacon and pecans. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and sprinkle the pecans on top and garnish with small mint leaves.
Enjoy!

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Notes

*NOTE: For early prep: make the vinaigrette, cook and crumble the bacon, wash & dry the strawberries then keep these ingredients (along with the cheese) refrigerated until ready to plate the salad.

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