Spring Mix Salad with Strawberries, Walnuts, and Goat Cheese, a perfect Mother's Day Salad.

Spring Mix Salad with Strawberries, Walnuts and Goat Cheese

1 pint of fresh strawberries, rinsed, dried and stems cut off

5 ounces of Spring Mix (already bagged and washed for you)

½ cup of walnut pieces, toasted

½ cup of crumbled goat cheese

Walnut Balsamic Vinaigrette

2 Tablespoons of balsamic vinegar

½ teaspoon of Dijon mustard

5 Tablespoons of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions: To prepare the vinaigrette, combine vinegar, mustard and both oils in a glass jar and seal the lid tightly. Shake the jar vigorously to combine. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper to taste. Vinaigrette can be refrigerated, covered, up to one month. Return to room temperature and shake vigorously before using.

Cut strawberries into quarters, place in a small bowl and toss with about 2 Tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Set aside. Place all of the spring mix in a large bowl and add 3 Tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Toss to lightly coat the leaves; then taste and add more vinaigrette if needed. Transfer the lettuce to individual salad plates. Top the lettuce with the strawberries, toasted walnuts and crumbled goat cheese. Serve immediately. You can use vinaigrette for a spinach salad too.

Cobb Salad

A medium head of lettuce, shredded (Ice Berg)

3 hard-boiled eggs, cooked and diced (can purchase eggs already cooked, shelled)

8 or so slices of Bacon, cooked and crumbled (can microwave bacon)

2 ½ cups of Chicken, cooked and cubed (can also purchase a rotisserie chicken already cooked or in the deli aisle, can buy chicken or turkey thick slices).

1 large finely chopped Tomato, (Garden, Roma, Campari Variety)

1 large Avocado, pitted and cut up

4 sliced green onions

*Optional 3 ounces of shredded Cheddar Cheese (can purchase cheese already grated)

Dressing

1/3 cup Vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon dry mustard

½ teaspoon sugar

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

2/3 cup of vegetable oil

¼ cup of blue cheese crumbled

Directions: Wash and shred the lettuce. Place the shredded lettuce in a bowl. Arrange bacon, chicken, tomatoes, avocados in sections, with egg in the middle. May add shredded cheddar cheese and pour dressing over the Cobb Salad.