Balsamic Blueberry Salad #SundaySupper

Balsamic Blueberry Salad combines peppery arugula, tangy feta cheese, sweet blueberries and other fresh vegetables, tossed with a light balsamic vinaigrette. Perfect for a simple summer meal, potlucks or any time!

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We picked up 10 pounds of blueberries during our most recent visit to the farmer’s market and have been enjoying delicious blueberries by the fistful.  While I have been busy making pancakes, baking cakes and other goodies, we have also been enjoying this Balsamic Blueberry Salad recipe. It is a fresh, flavorful summertime favorite that everyone loves.

Made with fresh spinach, arugula, cucumber, green onions and blueberries, this Balsamic Blueberry Salad delivers a delicious array of fresh produce. The blueberries are sweet and juicy, along with the peppery arugula and tangy feta cheese and balsamic vinaigrette, it’s a combination that just works…beautifully!

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The recipe written below yields approximately four servings, and can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd. Whenever we bring this salad to parties, it is the first thing to disappear (even before desserts!)

While this Blueberry Balsamic Salad is excellent served as a starter or side, it can be transformed into a delicious entrée salad topped with grilled chicken. This  Herbed Grilled Balsamic Chicken is the perfect topper for this salad.  The chicken is so flavorful and complementary to the salad.

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Balsamic Blueberry Salad
 
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Yields: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 4 ounces baby spinach
  • 4 ounces arugula
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 cup cucumber, sliced
  • 1 bunch scallions, sliced
  • ½ cup fat free crumbled feta cheese
  • Fresh ground pepper, to taste
  • Balsamic vinagrette (if using chicken, this is optional)
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, toss spinach and arugula to blend greens.
  2. Add blueberries, cucumber and scallions – toss to combine.
  3. Top with feta cheese.
  4. [If using chicken, skip to step 5] Toss with balsamic vinaigrette and serve.
  5. Divide among 4 bowls and top with sliced grilled chicken. Serve.

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The theme for Sunday Supper this week is Backyard BBQs and Potlucks featuring our favorite summertime recipes and pairing them with Gallo Family Vineyards wines. Two of my favorite wine varietals for summer parties and potlucks are Pinot Noir and Riesling. Both pair very well with Balsamic Blueberry Salad. You can really never go wrong with serving Pinot Noir at any occasion. It goes especially well with grilled meats and chicken, and is a great complement to the peppery arugula and tangy feta cheese in this salad. Gallo’s Riesling is my favorite white wine for any occasion. It is so light and refreshing and it tastes like summer!

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Comments

  1. A feast for the eyes for sure! What lovely colors and flavors.

  2. I LOVE this salad. The feta is a fabulous idea to add with the blueberries and arugula.

  3. Your salad looks so light and refreshing. I just love it!

  4. I love adding fruit to a green salad, but i have never done so with this combo – how perfect!

  5. I love blueberries in anything and most recently in my salads! Light and refreshing for a BBQ!

  6. Your salad is a total work of ART!

  7. I am so ready for berry season!!! This looks perfect!

  8. What a gorgeous summer salad!

  9. Blueberries and feta are such a wonderful combination, and this sounds like perfect summertime salad to enjoy with a glass of wine!

  10. This salad is beautiful! So many of my favorite things in there!

  11. Love the combination of the sweet blueberries and salty feta. Yum!

  12. What a gorgeous salad! I love blueberries in salad, so this is really a lovely summer treat.

  13. Such a beautiful summer salad!

  14. What a beautiful salad! Fruit in a mixed green salad is the perfect thing during the summertime. I’ll have to try this one out!

  15. I love the simple colors of this salad. It looks so elegant!

  16. I love the flavors of this salad! So light and refreshing!

  17. This salad looks so fresh and perfect for summer. Love the addition of blueberries! I bet it pairs perfectly with that sweet summer white wine…yum!