Spring Salads with Melissa’s Produce!
By Erin
Spring is here! Which means time for lots of fun, delicious colorful salads using Melissa’s Produce! Check out these tasty salads that are so easy to make! Melissa’s Produce provided all of these beautiful fruits and veggies to help us celebrate the start of spring! Happy Spring!
This one is a fun spring treat! A fruity rainbow complete with marshmallow clouds. Yum!
A Rainbow of Fruit
*You can use as much or as little fruit as you want, depending on how large a rainbow/how many people you want to be able to feed with it*
What you need:
RED–1 carton strawberries–chopped up
ORANGE–5 Ojai Pixie Tangerines–peeled and separated
YELLOW–1 pineapple cut up
GREEN–green grapes–however many needed to fill in for your green part of the rainbow
BLUE— 6oz carton blueberries–however many you need to fill in the blue portion of your rainbow
PURPLE–red grapes–however many needed for the purple portion of the rainbow
CLOUDS–Marshmallows–make your clouds as fluffy as you like.
Arrange fruit in a rainbow shape in the above order and ENJOY!
Rainbow Chicken Salad
What you need:
*baby arugula
*strawberries cut up
*raspberries
*grilled chicken, cut up (about a pound for 4 people)
*1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
*1 avocado, chopped
* fresh blue berries
*purple cabbage, cored and finely chopped
*your favorite salad dressing
*Layer the ingredients in order on your serving plate as listed above. Starting with the baby arugula cover the plate with the arugula then layer the strawberries and raspberries together for the red, then add the chicken, the yellow bell pepper, avocado, blue berries, and cabbage. Top with your favorite salad dressing and enjoy!