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I love salads for lunch or as a side with dinner. Berry and Goat Cheese Salad is a great way to get in some extra vitamins! It’s packed with flavor and brightens up any meal. It is incredibly easy to throw together too!
I get asked a lot if my kids eat the salads I make. The answer is yes and no. I find that they often eat things better in a “deconstructed” fashion. So, I don’t typically cook separate meals for them, but I do serve things a bit differently to them. They also eat much better and are willing to try more new things if they serve themselves. So, when serving something like this salad, I’ll make the bowl of salad for my husband and I, but for the boys, I will put the fruit, avocado, greens, and pecans in small bowls or on a plate, but with each ingredient separated. I put that on the table with a spoon and they will serve themselves. One of the best books I’ve read on feeding kids is called Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High Chair to High School. It breaks down feeding strategies for every age group and walks through what’s normal and not. I’ve found that the strategies have worked very well for us. Who knew that something as simple as no longer plating their food for them would bring about such a huge change in our dinnertime battles?! I highly recommend this book after reading more than my fair share of books about feeding kids!
By the way – you can easily turn this Berry and Goat Cheese Salad into a main dish by adding a little shredded rotisserie chicken. Yum!
Berry and Goat Cheese Salad
Ingredients
Mixed greens
Strawberries, sliced
Blueberries
Goat Cheese
Avocado
Candied Pecans (I buy mine at Trader Joe’s)
Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Instructions
In a bowl, combine all ingredients (quantities of each to your liking). Top with a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette and serve immediately.