Strawberry Fields Salad with Candied Pecans (15 mins)
This strawberry fields salad is everything I want in a spring and summer side - fresh, a little sweet, and on the table in minutes. Thin-sliced strawberries, crumbled feta, and homemade candied pecans all piled on top of butter lettuce with hints of basil. Then everything is tossed in a savory balsamic vinaigrette. It's vegetarian, naturally gluten-free, and the candied pecans are the only thing that touches a stove. Make it for a cookout, a porch lunch, or alongside anything off the grill.
Candied pecans 🤝 salad
I know they look like the optional step you'd skip but don't? They're SO easy to make at home with some coconut sugar, a splash of water, a skillet, done. And they honestly take this salad to a whole new level. Most strawberry salads get their sweetness from a sugary dressing. This one gets it from the pecans instead, so the sweet shows up as little caramelized pops you bite into, not a sticky coating on every leaf.
A lot of strawberry salads lean on a poppyseed dressing, and for a fruit salad like this, it's just too sweet. I went with balsamic instead so there's a sharp note of vinegar cutting through. The candied pecans bring the sweetness; the dressing brings the edge. (If you love the creamy, poppyseed route, that's exactly what my strawberry salad with goat cheese is - lemon poppyseed dressing and avocado. Same fruit, totally different mood.)
How it comes together
This is an overview of the recipe. Full ingredients & instructions are in the recipe card below.
Tips
Wait to toss it with the dressing until you're ready to serve. Dressed greens wilt fast, and the candied pecans soften if they sit in vinaigrette. Toss right before it hits the table and it stays crisp, bright, and exactly right.
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Recipe
Strawberry Fields Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
For the candied pecans
- 2 tablespoon coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon water
- 1 cup pecans - halves and pieces
For the balsamic dressing
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
For the salad
- 10 oz butter lettuce mix
- 3 tablespoon basil - a .5 oz package
- 12 oz strawberries - sliced thinly
- ½ cup feta cheese - crumbled
- ⅓ cup red onion - finely chopped
Instructions
- Candy the pecans. Add the coconut sugar and water to a skillet over medium-low heat. Stir with a rubber spatula until the sugar melts into a thick, sticky paste. Add the pecans and toss to coat. Remove from heat and set aside — the coating hardens as they cool.2 Tbsp coconut sugar, ½ tsp water, 1 cup pecans
- Make the dressing. Whisk the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, oregano, and sea salt together in a jar.3 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp honey, ½ tsp oregano, ¼ tsp sea salt, ½ tsp dijon mustard
- Assemble. Loosely chop the cooled pecans. In a large bowl, combine the butter lettuce, basil, strawberries, red onion, feta, and pecans. Drizzle with the dressing, toss well, and serve right away.12 oz strawberries, ½ cup feta cheese, ⅓ cup red onion, 10 oz butter lettuce mix, 3 Tbsp basil
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