Strawberry Salad

Prep Time: 20 to 25 min
Serves: 2 to 3

Ingredients

1. Strawberries - 1.5 cups
2. Onion - 1 medium sized

To caramelize nuts

1. Walnuts + Silvered almonds - 1/2 cup
2. Sugar - 4 tbsp

For the vinaigrette/dressing

1. Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tbsp
2. Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp
3. Lemon juice - juice of half lemon
4. Orange juice - 1/4 cup
5. Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
6. Poppy seeds (dry roasted) - 1 tbsp
7. Dill (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp
8. Cilantro (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp
9. Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
10. Salt - 1/4 tsp
11. Milk - 2 tbsp

To garnish

1. Caramelized nuts - 1/2 cup
2. Scallion / Spring onion - 2 tbsp

Method to caramelize walnuts & silvered almonds

1. Place walnuts,silvered almonds in a saucepan along with sugar and a teaspoon of water.
2. Heat over medium heat until the sugar melts, say for about 3 min.
3. Once the nuts are coated in amber sugar syrup, remove them on to a plate, use fork to tease them apart from the clumps.
4. If they are too hard to separate just reheat mildly to ease the clumps.

Method to prepare the vinaigrette/dressing

1. Whisk together oil, mayonnaise, lemon juice, orange juice, black pepper powder, poppy seeds, sugar, salt & milk.
2. Toss all greens with about half of the vinaigrette; add more vinaigrette as per your taste.

Method to prepare salad

1. Wash, remove stalks and slice the strawberries.
2. Peel, wash & thinly slice the onion.
3. Combine the sliced strawberries, thinly sliced onion, the dressing; toss well.
4. Garnish with caramelized nuts & spring onions.

NOTE

• Always add the salad dressing just before serving.
• Adjust vinaigrette/dressing ingredients as per your taste.
• I have added pitted black olives here for the recipe; but didn't like the taste.
• Can either include or exclude olives according to your taste.