Berry Salad with Cherry Balsamic Dressing
This summer berry salad is loaded with strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, feta and pecans all on a bed of mixed spring greens! Topped with an easy cherry balsamic vinaigrette, this salad makes a full meal with sliced peppered pork loin.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
Salad
- 10 oz. spring mix or baby spinach salad greens
- 16 oz. strawberries, sliced
- 6 oz. blackberries
- 6 oz. blueberries
- 6 oz. raspberries
- 6 oz. crumbled feta cheese
- 1 C pecan halves
- 18 oz. prepared peppered pork loin, sliced
Dressing
- ½ C balsamic vinegar
- ½ C cherry cola
- ¼ C maraschino cherry juice
Instructions
- Over medium heat, bring vinegar, cherry cola and cherry juice to a boil. Reduce and let simmer until reduced by approximately half (about 10 minutes). Let cool and pour into a dressing bottle or small pitcher.
- While dressing is cooling, slice strawberries, pork loin and assemble salad by arranging a bed of greens on a platter or serving tray and topping with berries, pecans and feta. Place pork medallions down the middle of salad. Drizzle with dressing. Add cracked black pepper, if desired.
Notes
Substitutions: Feta- Goat Cheese, Pork Loin- Grilled Chicken