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    Home » By Season » Summer Salads

    Lettuce Salad with Strawberries & Lime Vinaigrette

    Filed Under: Gourmet Salads, Low Carb, Paleo, Summer Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian

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    Our stunningly beautiful Lettuce Salad with Strawberries is unbelievably delicious. Full of sweet summer strawberries, soft butter lettuce and topped with a punchy lime vinaigrette. It makes a perfect summertime side for festive occasions. 

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    Lettuce salad with strawberries in a white salad platter with lime garnish in portrait view.

    Table of contents

    • About This Salad
    • Notes and Tips 
    • Ingredients and Substitutions
    • How to Make It (step-by-step)
    • Serving Ideas 
    • Common Questions (FAQs)
    • A few more strawberry salads to try..
    • Recipe Card
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    About This Salad

    The butter lettuce here is tender and soft which makes it a perfect base for the juicy and sweet strawberries perfumed beautifully with a lime, raspberry vinaigrette. An impressive side for summertime entertaining.

    If our Lettuce Salad with Strawberries is not what you had in mind for your festive table then why not try our Sweet Potato Salad with Cranberries and Almonds or even our Persian Watermelon & Feta Salad they are both great alternatives.

    Notes and Tips 

    • Make the dressing the day before and keep it in a glass jar in the fridge this will allow the oils and vinegar to absorb all the wonderful aromatic flavour from the lime leaves.
    • Wash your strawberries first then hull and cut them as they have a tendency to become waterlogged.
    • To avoid limp salad leaves dress the salad in a separate bowl, then transfer it to a serving platter leaving behind the excess dressing behind.

    Ingredients and Substitutions

    • Butter Lettuce - added here as a base for its soft buttery flavour. You can replace it with baby spinach as it also has soft leaves or if your prefer some crispness then try romaine/cos lettuce.
    • Strawberries - the star of this salad show and add fruity sweetness and bright colour. You can substitute with other berries such as raspberries or blueberries. You could also try red grapes or even kiwis for an all green salad version.
    • Red Onion - here for its pungent flavour and bright magenta colour, try a green onion or French shallot instead or leave it out altogether if you prefer. (The girls are not a fan of onion so I also gave it a miss this time).
    • Sunflower Seeds - for some crunch and mild nuttiness, you can try bright green pepitas, roasted almonds, walnuts or macadamias instead.
    • Lime Rasberry Vinaigrette - all I can say is WOW this vinaigrette is amazing full of punch raspberry lime flavour. If you are in a hurry you can replace it with some balsamic glaze instead.

    You Will Need

    Labelled ingredients needed to make lettuce salad with strawberries.

    How to Make It (step-by-step)

    1PREPARE INGREDIENTS
    For this salad, we are going to start with the dressing to allow the flavours to develop for a much tastier salad. Add all the dressing ingredients to a glass jar and shake until emulsified.
    Cut off the roots and core of your butter lettuce, then wash gently under cold running water. Then either gently pat the leaves dry with a towel or spin dry in a salad spinner. Gently tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces.
    Wash your strawberries, hull them, then cut them in half.
    Remove the papery skin from the onion, cut off the top and bottom, then dice finely. (The onion is optional and I did not add it in this version, the girls don't like it).

    • CHOPPING ROOT ENDS FROM BUTTER LETTUCE WITH A KNIFE ON WOODEN BOARD
      CUT OFF THE ROOT OF YOUR BUTTER LETTUCE
    • WASHING BUTTER LETTUCE LEAVES UNDER COLD WATER
      WASH LEAVES UNDER COLD WATER THEN DRY
    • washing the strawberries for berry salad
      WASH STRAWBERRIES
    • SLICING STRAWBERRIES ON A WOODEN BOARD
      HULL & SLICE STRAWBERRIES

    2ASSEMBLE
    Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, pour the dressing over the salad and season with salt and pepper, mix well, taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.
    Arrange in a salad platter and serve immediately, garnish with the extra strawberries and lime slices. Serve and enjoy.

    • Lettuce salad with strawberries in a white bowl.
      TOSS SALAD WITH VINAIGRETTE
    • Tossing lettuce salad with strawberries in a white bowl with tongs.
      TOSS WELL TO COMBINE
    • Lettuce salad with strawberries in a white salad platter with lime garnish in landscape view.
      ARRANGE IN A PLATTER & GARNISH

    Serving Ideas 

    Our Lettuce Salad with Strawberries is a light and a refreshing summer salad with quite delicate so it would be best served with poultry or seafood. Perfect with an aromatic poached chicken breast or serve it with a Christmas Turkey as we did.

    Common Questions (FAQs)

    Are Butter, Boston and Bibb the same lettuce?

    They are all soft lettuce varieties known as butter or butterhead that originated from the Mediterranean basin. Grown hydroponically and sold with the roots attached in plastic sleeves to preserve freshness.

    Known for loose, round-shaped heads of tender, sweet leaves and mild flavour. All varieties of butterhead lettuces have smooth, loosely-coiled leaves.

    Boston and Bibb lettuce (the two most popular) are hybrids from original butter lettuces. Boston's leaves are wider and lighter green than Bibb's. The smaller Bibb also has red varieties that are tastier and oh so pretty. 

    Can it be made ahead?

    Soft lettuce varieties are best just before making up the salad as they are pretty delicate.
    Strawberries should really be prepared on the day you plan on eating them as water will add moisture and lead to berry spoilage. 
    If you absolutely HAVE TO prepare them the day before make sure that they are completely dry and store them in a closed airtight container in the crisper section of your fridge.
    You can definitely make up the dressing the day before, in fact, I recommend that you do as it will taste even better.
    Dress the salad and toss just before serving.

    What can I do with the leftovers?

    Our Lettuce Salad with Strawberries is meant to be enjoyed on the day you make it.
    You can discard the lettuce leaves and just store the strawberries, sunflower seeds and dressing to add to fresh greens the following day.
    Alternatively, blitz the leftovers (without the lettuce) then add to some vanilla ice cream or Greek yoghurt or honey.

    Do I need any special equipment?

    As with all of my leaf salads I like to use a salad spinner to completely remove the excess water after washing. This makes for a tastier salad as the vinaigrette has not been watered down.

    What diets is it suitable for?

    Dairy-free; gluten-free; low-carb; paleo; vegan and vegetarian diets.

    A few more strawberry salads to try..

    A close up of cucumber strawberry salad in a black bowl in portrait view.
    CUCUMBER STRAWBERRY SALAD
    STRAWBERRIES AND LIME FRUIT SALAD IN A BLACK BOWL WITH STRAWBERRIES AND LIME LEAVES SCATTERED AROUND.
    STRAWBERRIES & LIME FRUIT SALAD

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    Lettuce salad with strawberries in a white salad platter with lime garnish in landscape view.

    Butter Lettuce Salad with Strawberries & Lime, Raspberry Vinaigrette

    This butter lettuce salad with sweet summer strawberries is a scrumptious make me and eat me now salad! A perfect summertime side for festive occasions.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    * Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Australian
    Keyword: Easy, gluten free, low carb, paleo, vegetarian
    Servings: 4 as a side
    Calories: 246kcal
    Equipment
    • Salad Spinner
    Ingredients
    For the salad
    • 150 grams butter lettuce (1 small head of lettuce, approximately 5.3 ounces)
    • 250 grams strawberries (1 punnet plus a few extra to garnish, approximately 8.8 ounces)
    • 60 grams red onion, optional (half a red onion, approximately 2 ounces)
    • ¼ cup sunflower seeds, toasted
    For the vinaigrette
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • ¼ cup lime juice
    • 2 tbsps raspberry vinegar
    • 2 kaffir lime leaves
    • 1 tablespoon lime zest (approximately 2 limes)
    • Sliced strawberries and sliced limes to garnish.
    Metric - Imperial
    Instructions
    • For this salad, we are going to start with the dressing to allow the flavours to develop for a much tastier salad. Add all the dressing ingredients to a glass jar and shake until emulsified.
    • Cut off the roots and core of your butter lettuce, then wash gently under cold running water. Then either gently pat the leaves dry with a towel or spin dry in a salad spinner. Gently tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces.
    • Wash your strawberries, hull them, then cut them in half.
    • Remove the papery skin from the onion, cut off the top and bottom, then dice finely. (The onion is optional and I did not add in this version).
    • Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, pour the dressing over the salad and season with salt and pepper, mix well, taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.
    • Arrange in a salad platter and serve immediately, garnish with the extra strawberries and lime slices. Serve and enjoy.
    Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
    Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1259IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
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