Strawberry Walnut Salad Dressing

Prepared and photographed by NutraMilk nutritionist, Florencia Tagliavini.

Salads are all about the dressing in my opinion. It's what's going to make a salad irresistible, leaving you wanting more. Yes, this can happen with a salad when you have a delicious dressing like this one. Made with fresh strawberries- its sweet, creamy and tart. I used a walnut almond butter because they both pair so well with strawberries. Give it a try!

INGREDIENTS

For salad dressing

• 1 cup diced strawberries
• 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tbsp. walnut butter or almond butter made with the NutraMilk (I used both- half walnut, half almond)
• 1 tsp. maple syrup (or keto-approved sweetener -monk fruit syrup)
• Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

For salad

• 10 cups baby spinach leaves (loosely packed) or other leafy greens like spring greens, baby kale, arugula, etc.
• 1/2 -1 cup strawberries, sliced
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

For walnut butter

• 2 cups (210g) raw walnuts
• 1/8 teaspoon Pink Himalayan salt (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Making walnut butter
  • Place walnuts and salt in the NutraMilk container.
  • Press Butter cycle, set for 5-6 minutes.
  • Press Start.
  • Open the container lid.
  • If necessary, set for an additional 1-2 minutes for a creamier butter.

*You can use walnut butter only or half walnut and half almond butter. Both almonds and walnuts pair really well with strawberries.

• Place all dressing ingredients in the NutraMilk and press ¨Mix¨ until all is well combined.

• To assemble salad: Place leafy greens, avocado, onion, ½ of the strawberries and toss with strawberry dressing. Top with remaining strawberries, chopped walnuts and drizzle some more dressing. Enjoy!