Summer-Berry Salad With Hand Picked Fresh Mint
By: Dawn Hutchins
Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 6:26am

Ingredients




1 small (4 oz) grilled chicken breast, sliced (I used Springer Mountain Farms Organic)
3/4 cup chopped mixed berries of choice (I used organic blueberries and strawberries)
1/8 cup thin red onion slices
2 cups fresh organic spinach
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons Annie's Naturals "Lite" Raspberry Vinaigrette or other fruity dressing

Preparation

1 Layer spinach, onion, berries, chicken and mint on a small salad plate. 2 Top with Raspberry Vinaigrette

About


I confess I love the warm weather.  I'm a Northeastern native (Massachusetts) but Florida has definitely become my home.  I miss the fall up north but the fact that summer seems to last and last down here is what is so amazing.  This summer berry salad incorporates everything I love about it getting warmer; grilling every day, fresh berries, an herb garden bursting with fresh, fragrant mint.  Add a crisp, cool glass of white wine and there isn't much that could make me happier.
In the  interest of making this salad lighter I decided to forgo cheese and/or nuts but the addition of some creamy goat cheese, feta, walnuts or pecans would be divine.