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    Home » Recipes » Lunch » The Red White and Blue Sweet Summer Salad!

    The Red White and Blue Sweet Summer Salad!

    Updated: Jul 21, 2023 by Veronica Noone · This post may contain affiliate links · 22 Comments

    blue sweet summer salad pin

    Sometimes simple is simply DELICIOUS! I can't get over how much I enjoyed this salad! Normally I'm not a cheese mixed with fruit kind of gal, I'm not sure why. The sweet fruit and the salty, creamy feta did make a great combo!

    I also rarely buy salad dressing, but my attempts at recreating a sweet poppy seed dressing have all flopped. So I caved and bought this at Trader Joe's...

    It's filled with a lot of sugar, 2 tablespoon have 10g with 90 calories, 5g of fat, and no fiber, but a little goes a long way. I stuck with 1 tablespoon for this salad and it was perfect! (note: I just heard Panera's fat Free Poppy Seed is now available in stores but I haven't seen it.)

    Ingredients

    • 3-4 cups of fresh romaine lettuce cleaned and torn (you could just use the bagged stuff)
    • About ½ cup fresh blueberries
    • About ½ cup fresh strawberries cut in small chunks
    • 1 oz (28g) Crumbled Feta
    • 1 tablespoon Sweet Poppy Dressing

    Instructions

    Wash and prepare all your ingredients.

    Allowing nibbles of course. Little guy must have eaten a pound of strawberries himself! He may not have liked the salad but he likes all the ingredients. 😉

    Top the greens with the berries and cheese. Drizzle on the dressing and enjoy!

    Here I am all sweaty from the gym eating my salad. Little guy's first picture with my new camera. He's getting good! Even though I look like crap. 🙂

    FULL DISCLOSURE: I have partnered with ATHENOS Feta to serve as one of ATHENOS Change for the Feta Bloggers. I am compensated for my time commitment to the program, which includes blogging about my cooking experiences with ATHENOS Feta. I have also been compensated for the food purchased for my Change for the Feta creations. However, my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments. Click here to see all my Feta Ideas!!

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    blue sweet summer salad featured

    The Red, White, and Blue Sweet Summer Salad

    Roni Noone
    With only five ingredients, The Red, White, and Blue Sweet Summer Salad is bursting with flavor. It's the perfect bite on these hot, humid days. 
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Any
    Cuisine Any
    Servings 1 serving
    Calories 225 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3-4 cups of fresh romaine lettuce cleaned and torn you could just use the bagged stuff
    • About ½ cup fresh blueberries
    • About ½ cup fresh strawberries cut in small chunks
    • 1 oz 28g Crumbled Feta
    • 1 tablespoon Sweet Poppy Dressing

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and prepare all your ingredients.
      3-4 cups of fresh romaine lettuce cleaned and torn, About ½ cup fresh blueberries, About ½ cup fresh strawberries cut in small chunks, 1 oz 28g Crumbled Feta, 1 tablespoon Sweet Poppy Dressing
    • Top the greens with the berries and cheese. Drizzle on the dressing and enjoy!

    Notes

    • I originally used storebought for the poppy seed dressing. Now I made my own. Click here for the recipe!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 10gFat: 9gFiber: 8gSugar: 25g
    Keyword fruit, salad
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    1. Les

      July 03, 2014 at 9:57 pm

      For the potluck, I used a three-pack of hearts of romaine, 2 C ea. blueberries and strawberry chunks, 8 oz. of crumbled feta tossed with half a bottle of Brianna's poppy seed dressing. (It /is/ a holiday, after all.) This was enough food to 80% fill my big plastic salad bowl, and it looked so pretty. And it was such a success that the bowl is now MIA LOL. I think someone must have taken it away to lick it clean in privacy. Thanks, Roni!

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    2. Virginia Cebell

      July 03, 2014 at 9:46 pm

      I loved your recipe - so good!! I barbecued a marinated tri tip and sliced it on top, amazing and instead of feta cheese I used gorgonzola cheese. My husband can't stop telling me how great it is!! Thank you!!

      Reply
    3. Les

      June 29, 2014 at 9:49 pm

      How many adult side servings would you say your recipe makes? I've got an office potluck lunch on July 3rd, and this salad will be so perfect for it. I'm thinking doubling would give 8-10?

      Reply
      • roni

        June 30, 2014 at 10:10 am

        I ate the whole thing as a meal but if you were using it as a side I'd say 2.

        Reply
    4. Pamela Goodyear

      June 19, 2014 at 12:48 pm

      I had this salad today with baked salmon. I made my own honey dijon mustard and it was great. The whole lunch was phenomenal, especially the salad. Thank you!

      Reply
    5. Frankie

      July 04, 2013 at 1:34 pm

      So glad I found this recipe . . . I'm making it for our BBQ today so thanks for sharing it!

      Reply
    6. LaVida

      July 03, 2013 at 12:15 pm

      If you can find Brianna's poppyseed dressing, give it a try. I think it's great but can't tell you the fat or sugar content because I need to buy a new bottle--again!

      Reply
    7. Ashley | C☮SMIC ♥ ACRES

      July 03, 2013 at 10:38 am

      Thanks for the inspiration! I pin'd this and shared it on my Facebook. I will definitely be making this for a pot luck pool party tomorrow!

      Reply
    8. Amy

      March 19, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      You may want to try mixing the poppyseed dressing with a little fat free balsamic to reduce the sugar. I tried another salad recipe that called for that and now I use the mix whenever I intend to use poppyseed dressing! Tastes great, love the salad recipe. Thanks so much!

      Reply
    9. Patricia

      June 29, 2012 at 4:55 pm

      Saw this on the kitchn!!!

      Reply
    10. roni

      July 11, 2010 at 10:05 am

      I never liked fruit on salads either so I was surprised how much I liked this. And yes.. I have a few small tattoos. Considering another one for m y 35th birthday. 🙂

      Reply
    11. Reinaldo

      July 10, 2010 at 10:58 pm

      I'm not quite sure but in the last pic, is that a tattoo in your right... err.. lady part? Anyways, I'm not a fan of fruit on salads, or cheese on salads, but I dig fruits and cheese together as dessert. Does that make sense at all?

      Reply
    12. roni

      July 07, 2010 at 10:44 am

      What a great idea! I'm going to fiddle with a poppyseed dressing more!

      Reply
    13. robin

      July 07, 2010 at 9:57 am

      I make a salad very similar with spinach but I have been experimenting with pineapple yogurt instead of the dressing. I add poppyseeds to the yogurt if I have them, if not I just mix a little of the yogurt into the salad. I tweek it with different ingredients each time. It's not as sweet as the poppyseed which suits my family just fine.

      Reply
    14. Kim

      July 06, 2010 at 12:13 pm

      This is the perfect lunch on a day the temperatures are between, hot and gawd it is hot!

      I found Newman's Poppy Seed Dressing but the 13---------13 grams of FAT for 2 Tbsp made me return it to the shelf.
      Holey moley.

      I did find a FF Poppy dressing that Maple Grove Farms of Vermont puts out.

      Reply
    15. roni

      July 06, 2010 at 8:28 am

      lol Gracie, Sorry! I'm working on one.. Just haven't perfected it yet. I hear Panera is selling theirs in stores now but I haven't seen it.

      Reply
    16. Gracie

      July 06, 2010 at 8:18 am

      Doh! I was so excited when the pic came into my email of your salad because I could see poppy seed dressing on it. I immediately clicked over to see how you made it and then saw the big bottle o' Trader Joe. (We don't have Trader Joe's in Southern Illinois.) Phooey. I couldn't wait to find out how to actually make the stuff from scratch. Guess I'll have to figure it out on my own, but I'm glad for the reminder that I need to! Salad looks great!

      Reply
    17. FoodontheTable

      July 04, 2010 at 9:07 am

      So simple and festive... I love it!

      Reply
    18. Michelle

      July 03, 2010 at 10:31 pm

      Your salad looks so good! I love interesting-flavored dressings, but I keep 'em to a minimum. In fact, it's been several years since I've bought salad dressing...

      Reply
    19. christine

      July 03, 2010 at 9:54 pm

      i've been making a very similar salad. panera sells their fat free sugar free poppyseed dressing in grocery stores now. it is delicious.

      Reply
    20. kyree90

      July 03, 2010 at 2:42 pm

      You do not look like crap! Dare I say you look radiant?

      The salad looks great, too. I think I'll have to try it. I'm trying to get more produce in my life again.

      Reply
    21. Krista S.

      July 03, 2010 at 2:34 pm

      This is SO funny because I'm making a spinach, strawberry, & feta salad to go with dinner tonight! I'm making an easy dressing with strawberry-balsamic vinegar, olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, salt, & pepper. I'm roasting lean pork chops and carrots to go with it. Too bad I already ate all our blueberries!

      Reply

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