Inspiration: Well. With a nine month old who just learned how to crawl and having just purchased a new house, we certainly haven’t had as much time as we’d like to try new recipes and work on the blog. Things are finally settling down a little bit for us here, though (just in time for spring and summer!), so we’re hoping to get back into some semi-regular posting habits. This salad was born out of a bunch of random ingredients left in the fridge, and it turned out to be just the colorful, pretty, and simple dish that I needed to get back into the blogging spirit.

What We Loved: I think that this is the first time that I’ve had an orange in a salad, and I really loved the juicy citrus flavor. That bright summer flavor was my favorite aspect of the salad, and it really combined with the sweet strawberries and creamy avocado for a myriad of fresh flavors. With just a hit of salt and pepper, a touch of olive oil, and an herbal garnish of cilantro, this salad was just so light and refreshing. I enjoyed it alongside some cottage cheese for a nice lunch.

Tips: If you’re particularly hungry, I’d go ahead and throw in a whole avocado. This is not a filling salad, so that extra avocado might be nice. I also think that cashews would be a nice addition. I was going to throw some in, but I ate them all before I got the chance to make the salad (….I seriously have zero control with cashews….).

Strawberry Orange Salad
Source: Original recipe to serve 1

Couple handfuls salad greens
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and black pepper
3 strawberries, sliced
1/2 navel orange, peeled and sliced
1/2 avocado, diced
Handful cilantro, minced

1. Drizzle the salad greens with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Use your hands to mix everything together.

2. Top the greens with the strawberries, orange slices, avocado, and cilantro.