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The BEST-EVER Salad with Strawberries & Manchego Cheese

Course Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • 1 small red onion
  • 8 fresh strawberries
  • 2 ounces manchego cheese 56 grams
  • 10 walnuts
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper

FOR THE BALSAMIC DRESSING

  • 1 tbsp glazed balsamic vinegar 16 grams
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard 15.79 grams
  • 1 tbsp agave syrup 21 grams
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 40 grams / 33 ml
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper

Instructions

  1. Remove the leaves from a head of romaine lettuce and stack them up, tightly roll the leaves together like a cigar, cut it right down the middle and into 1 inch pieces, add to a strainer and rinse under cold running water, dry the lettuce either with a salad spinner or dishcloth, add the cleaned dry lettuce into a large shallow bowl

  2. Thinly slice 1 small red onion and add over the lettuce, wash & pat dry 8 fresh strawberries and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, add the slices of strawberry into the salad, season everything with sea salt & black pepper

  3. Add some thin shavings of Manchego cheese over the salad (I used a potato peeler) and crumble 10 walnuts over the salad

  4. To make the dressing, add 1 tbsp balsamic glaze into a bowl, along with 1 tbsp dijon mustard and 1 tbsp agave syrup, lightly season with sea salt & black pepper, start whisking together and at the same time slowly add in 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, once all the olive oil is incorporated and you end up with a creamy texture the dressing is done

  5. Using a spoon drizzle some of the dressing over the salad and serve at once, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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