Spring Berry-Feta Salad

Ingredients

Spring Mix
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Pecans
1/2 block feta

Toss ingredients in a large bowl with Strawberry-balsamic vinaigrette to taste.

Strawberry-Balsamic Vinaigrette

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (about 1/2 cup)
Homemade strawberry vinegar (about 3-4 tbsp)
Balsamic vinegar (about 1 tsp)
Salt & Pepper to taste

Combine vinaigrette ingredients in a jar (I wash out old peanut butter and coconut oil jars) and shake to combine.

Homemade Strawberry Vinegar

Strawberry scraps
White vinegar
1 tsp sugar

Clean leaves off strawberry scraps, chop, and put into a glass bottle (preferably dark colored glass). Add the sugar, and fill the bottle to the top with white vinegar. Shake to dissolve the sugar. Store in the fridge, shaking every few days for better flavor extraction from strawberries. Discard the strawberry scraps after two weeks.

Notes

If you plan to have leftovers, the salad stores best for 2-3 days in smaller bowls after being tossed in the dressing. Spring mix goes soggy when it sits in dressing at the bottom of a large bowl.
I use the tops of the strawberries from the current salad to make my next batch of strawberry vinegar.
I wash out my old iron supplement bottles to use for the vinegar.
Look for a quality balsamic vinegar - it should be in a dark glass bottle and kind of thick when it pours.

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