Strawberry Broccoli Spinach Salad with a Creamy Poppyseed Dressing

A Strawberry Broccoli Spinach Salad bursting with healthy fresh ingredients; strawberries, broccoli, apples, salty sunflower seeds, sweet dried cranberries, and tangy feta. It's definitely texture and flavor-packed, the perfect side for any meal.
Cook's Notes: The creamy poppy seed dressing is made with only 1 tablespoon sugar, half vanilla Greek yogurt, and half mayonnaise so it’s much healthier than dressings made with a lot of sugar and all mayonnaise. You can even use fat-free or low-fat mayonnaise, or sub some of the mayonnaise for Greek yogurt. I find Greek yogurt to be a little tart so if you decide to make the mayo/Greek yogurt swap you will want to add sugar or honey to taste.

The recipe serves 4 and was adapted from carlsbadcravings.com 
Salad Ingredients: 

• 5 heaping cups of chopped broccoli florets
• 4-5 cups torn spinach leaves
• 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries (a little less than 1 lb)
• 1/3 cup diced red onion
• 1 pear, chopped
• 1 sweet apple, like Fuji, chopped
• 1 large avocado, chopped
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta

Poppyseed Dressing Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt (I use nonfat)
• 1/2 cup real mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice 
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1-2 tablespoons sugar (2 for sweeter)
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions: 

• Whisk all dressing ingredients and chill for at least 30 minutes. 
• Add all of the salad ingredients to a large bowl except avocados.
• Add in the desired amount of dressing to the salad, toss until evenly coated. Add in avocados just before serving.
  
  Same ingredients but a different meal adding slices of chicken and rolling in a flatout wrap!

A healthy wrap that comes in at 70 calories

Directions:

Place the desired amount of filling on the flatout. Add in cooked slices of chicken, roll, and slice.

How easy is all that! 

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