This sweet and savory summer salad is a family favorite – filled with lettuce, fruit, and a sweet and sour dressing. Steph’s Summer Salad is sure to become your favorite, too!
Photos Updated April 2015
Originally posted April 12, 2011 – I feel like I just posted this summer salad for the first time yesterday – I couldn’t believe it when I went to make this again and realized that it was 4 years ago when I first posted it!! I had just moved from Blogger to WordPress, and it was a very exciting time here at Taste and Tell. 🙂 My kids have been talking of nothing but summer lately, so even though it’s not summer yet, I think this salad will get you in the mood for the warmer months. This is one of my all-time favorite salads. If nothing else, you at least need to make this dressing. It’s to die for! If you are a fan of sweet and savory salads, this one is definitely for you.
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This salad – oh, this salad. I needed to bring a salad to a family get-together, and I flipped open my handy family cookbook. I couldn’t get past this salad, even though the title says “summer” and it was still winter when I made this. I don’t know who Steph is, but I am so grateful to her for this salad recipe because it is amazing!! I am one that loves fruit in my salad anyway, but the combination of the fruits and veggies in this salad, combined with the amazing dressing – this salad is pretty much perfection!
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Steph’s Summer Salad
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons honey
Salad
- 1 bag 5 oz Spring Mix lettuce
- 1 gala apple thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
- 2 kiwis halved and sliced
- 1 small can 11 oz mandarin oranges, drained and roughly chopped
- 3 oz Craisins
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds toasted
Instructions
- To make the dressing, combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until combined and creamy.
- Combine all of the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl and toss to combine. Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving*.
Recipe Notes:
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Mary-Carel says
Made this salad for a party at work today — it was a HUGE hit! That dressing is fantastic and the combination is very memorable. Thanks for a recipe that we will make again and again!
Deborah says
I’m so glad it was loved! This is one I make over and over again. 🙂
Catherine says
Dear Deborah, I love a simple fresh salad like this for when the weather gets warmer. It looks beautiful. Have a wonderful day. xo, Catherine
Christine says
I am all over this! As soon as I get some tarragon vinegar. How have I never had that in my pantry before???
Mary-Carel says
We just used the Herbal Vinegar from Vom Fass — it was delicious in this dressing.
Jeanette says
Love the look of your blog and this salad looks so refreshing and healthy!
Joanne says
The blog looks AWESOME Deborah! I love it!
And that salad…mmm I could see myself eating piles and piles of it!
Steph says
I’m not the Steph that created this salad but I could be! All of my favorite things in one place 🙂 Awesome.
Cookin' Canuck says
Your site looks wonderful, as do your photos. That salad is just the thing to convince spring to come to Utah.
Aimee @ Simple Bites says
Congratulations on the major housekeeping you’ve done here, Deborah! It is a spectacular transformation.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
The site looks great and the salad DE-licious! I’ve got to make this sometime over the summer.
teresa says
this looks SO good, so fresh and perfect for the summer. and i LOVE what you did with your blog!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
Great salad that looks so refreshing! Love your new blog look!
Pamela says
Looks marvelous!! Perfect for spring.
michelle says
the blog looks fantastic, and the salad does too!