A fresh take on a summertime favorite, this strawberry avocado caprese salad is packed with great flavor. A perfect low carb keto summer side dish. This post is sponsored by Rubbermaid.
I love this time of year, when so much produce is coming into season and I can stock up on a variety of fresh fruits, veggies and herbs. It’s so wonderful to have fridge stocked with healthy items so I can whip up a big salad or some other fresh meal whenever the mood strikes. And while the mood strikes often, I find that I have to put in some effort to use it all up quickly. Good fresh produce doesn’t last very long and it often starts to spoil before I can keep up with it. I try my best, feeding my family as many vegetables as I can every day. It’s a good things my kids like salad, because we eat a lot of it at this time of year. And it just so happens that May is National Salad Month. How fitting!
There are a few items in particular that I find start to go too quickly, no matter how carefully I wrap them up. Lettuce is one culprit, starting to wilt and turn brownish within a few days. Berries, especially organic ones, start to go moldy very quickly. And fresh herbs like cilantro and basil – oh man, those two herbs are my refrigerator nemeses. You have to buy a whole bunch, you can’t just get the little bit that you need for an individual recipe. And then the rest languishes, becomes soggy, goes brown and wilted and sometimes becomes a pool of green goo in the bottom of the vegetable drawer.
Rubbermaid recently asked me to try out their new FreshWorks Produce Saver set. These sturdy BPA-free containers are designed to help your fresh produce last up to 80% longer in the fridge. I was eager to give them a try so I bought some organic strawberries, lettuce, basil and cilantro. I transferred my fresh items straight from their packaging right into the FreshWorks containers, without washing or cutting the produce first. And then I went away for a week, home to Toronto to visit with family.
Here’s what happened: my head of lettuce looked exactly the same as it did when it went into the FreshWorks container. My berries did too, and if I’d left them in their clamshell, they would have been withered and moldy. The cilantro leaves looked great and wouldn’t have kept so well if I’d stored it the way I usually do, in a paper towel in a plastic bag. The basil looked absolutely perfect, as fresh as the day I bought it. You know what’s also great about the FreshWorks containers? No fussy filters to change. They use patented FreshVent™ technology to keep the air circulating around the food, keeping it fresher for longer. They are also completely dishwasher safe.
These containers are going to help me get through a summer full of fresh produce with a lot less waste. Want to win a set of your own FreshWorks Produce Savers by Rubbermaid? Follow the prompts in the Rafflecopter widget below!
Strawberry Avocado Caprese Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 cup quartered strawberries
- 1 cup bocconcini, small fresh mozzarella balls, halved
- 1 avocado, chopped
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups fresh spinach or other salad greens
Creamy Balsamic Dressing
- 3 tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Salad:
- In a large bowl, toss together the strawberries, mozzarella, avocado, avocado, basil and tomatoes.
- Divide salad greens between four plates and top with the caprese mixture.
Dressing:
- Place all ingredients in a glass jar and shake until well combined.
- Drizzle over salad and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.
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My favorite summer salad is a pasta less salad made with cauliflower, cabbage, all kinds of other veggies with a very flavorful dressing.
This salad looks freaking amazing. I love the flavours going on here.
I still haven’t tried these containers but I hear such good things about them. I’ll have to pick some up.
Any salad as long as it has fresh fruit.
I really enjoy most all salads but my favorite is avocado stuffed with a mix of celery, onion, crab, mayo, and cheddar cheese cubes…yummy!!!
I love all kinds of fruit salads
I sue love to win this set. I throw away a lot of produce. Your recommendation says they work. Thanks.
I eat salad almost daily, sometimes it’s a challenge to eat everything before it spoils and yet not over eat. These containers would sure be a help.
i really love fruit salads
seven layer salad yummy i mean i love the most is really a chef salad
The salad looks wonderful, and the containers will help keep it fresh! I love salads with fruit in them.
pasta salad, potato salad, taco salad, chicken Caesar–how can you choose just 1?
Looks yummy! And so pretty!
Once the garden starts to produce, I’m all about the caprese salad. There’s nothing yummier than tomatoes and basil still warm from the sun!
I could really use these, as my berries never last very long, and I don’t even buy fresh herbs any more due to the waste.
My favorite summer salad is fresh baby field greens with green pepper, green onion, tuna, and mayo.
come home from my weekly farmers market with much more fresh veggies and fruits than I can eat in a few days, being able to keep fresh for longer would be wonderful. Can’t wait to try the recipe. Love berries in a salad.