Simple Spring Mix Salad

A simple and delicious spring mix salad made with baby greens, tomatoes, cucumber, dried cherries, sunflower seeds and creamy goat cheese, drizzled with a maple balsamic dressing. 

Is it weird to post a salad in February? It’s weird. But I don’t care because lately I’ve been eating like crap and now I’m craving all things SALAD.

If you guys have been here a while, you know I love me a good salad. Winter, spring, summer or fall – salads have a place in my heart and I feel like this Simple Spring Mix Salad is the perfect transition from winter to spring.

Here are the three things I always think about when making a salad.

• Color – I try to have different colors going on, so things pop and look appealing to the eye before you dig in.
• Texture – This is the most important thing to me. I want ALL the texture when it comes to salad. Crunchy, creamy, soft, you name it.
• Size – You want a salad to be fork friendly, meaning ingredients should be cut about the same size and easy to eat without getting smashed all over your face.

While salads don’t require cooking with heat, it’s all the more important to use high quality ingredients, including a high quality salt that brings out all the flavors in the surrounding ingredients.

Another REALLY important, actually the most important part of a salad, is the dressing. Homemade salad dressing will change your life. I repeat.

HOMEMADE SALAD DRESSING WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

I promise you, it SO very simple to make, and you’re gonna love this wintery Maple Balsamic Dressing.

So if you’re like me and can pretty much taste spring, go ahead and give this recipe a try. You’re gonna love it!

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