Weekend Recipe - Berry Salad

This is an excellent spring salad to perk up your taste buds and add a burst of fruit flavor to your next chicken maid dish!

Berry Good Salad

Serves 6

l/2 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

l/2 pint fresh blackberries

10 ounces spring salad mix

4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

1 large shallot, thinly sliced

1 ounce dried cranberries

1 ounce dried raspberries

1 ounce chopped walnuts

2 pinches coarse black pepper, or to taste

Vinaigrette

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons tarragon or dill herb vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8  teaspoon ground black pepper

1. To prepare the salad, combine all ingredients in a large salad bowl. Just before serving, add vinaigrette and toss well.

2. To prepare vinaigrette, combine oil, vinegar, mustard, shallot, salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk well.