Fresh Berries and Mixed Greens Salad with Poppyseed Dressing

Fresh at your local Farmer's Market are the most delicious blueberries you've ever eaten in your life.  They're ripe, soft, and full of flavor!  Each week I go to my Farmer's Market and come home with a plethora of delicious fruits and vegetables to cook with over the next week.  It's amazing how much cheaper things are at the Farmer's Market also.  I usually pick up a while quart of blueberries for $4. When you consider that Whole Foods charges $5 for a pint it really seems like an incredible deal!  Here's a great way to use up the bountiful supply of fresh blueberries available this year.


This salad is light and refreshing as a side dish.  Make it a main course by tossing some hard-boiled eggs or oven-roasted chicken over the top.  The poppyseed dressing is my absolute favorite part it pairs so nicely with the fresh berries and mild flavored greens!  Enjoy :-)


Ingredients:


Salad
3 c. baby spinach, finely chopped
3 c. green leaf lettuce, finely chopped
1/2 c. baby bella mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 c. blueberries
1/2 c. strawberries, thinly sliced
1/4 c. white onion, thinly sliced
1/3 c. skinless almond slivers, toasted


Poppyseed Dressing
1/3 c. raw apple cider vinegar
1/3 c. honey
1/2 c. white onions, coarsely chopped
1-1/2 tbl. dijon mustard
dash salt
3/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. poppy seeds
*The salad dressing makes portions to use for leftovers, keep chilled in an airtight container for up to two weeks. 


Directions:
1.  Toss all salad ingredients in a large bowl and keep chilled until serving.  
2.  Throw all of salad dressing ingredients except poppy seeds into a blender and pulse until it resembles a traditional dressing consistency.  Stir in poppy seeds and serve immediately.