Lemon Cucumber Strawberry Feta Salad with Basil & Mint

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Lemon Cucumber Strawberry Feta Salad with Basil & Mint

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An easy summer salad recipe is here! Learn how to make a Cucumber Strawberry Feta Salad with basil and mint! It is the ultimate side dish and you only need 8 ingredients to make it! BONUS…it’s ready in 15 minutes!

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A zesty symphony of summer, this Lemon Cucumber Strawberry Feta Salad with Basil & Mint bursts with refreshing flavor. Juicy strawberries, crisp cucumbers, and tangy feta come alive with a touch of lemon, fragrant basil, and cool mint topped with a honey balsamic vinaigrette—perfectly balancing sweet, savory, and herbaceous in every vibrant bite.

If your garden is bursting with strawberries or you just picked up a flat of strawberries from the farmer’s market, take 15 minutes and make this quick and easy summer salad!

What Ingredients You Need to Make Cucumber Strawberry Feta Salad

You’ll need a couple of ingredients for the dressing, and then a quick stop at the produce section, and you’ll have everything you need:

  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • Honey
  • Strawberries
  • Lemon
  • Cucumbers
  • Feta Cheese
  • Mint
  • Basil

The measurements and details for each ingredient can be found in the recipe at the end of the post.

How to Make Lemon Basil Strawberry Cucumber Herb Salad

  1. Make the Simple Dressing: Whisk the balsamic vinegar and honey together in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. Prep the Feta and Herbs: Add the feta cheese, lemon zest and juice as well as the fresh herbs and stir to combine.
  3. Combine Salad Components: Add the strawberries, cucumbers and the feta mixture into a large salad bowl.
  4. Toss with Dressing: Drizzle the salad dressing over the top and toss everything to combine.

Keep scrolling to the end of the post for the complete recipe card with all the instructions and ingredients needed.

Salad Variations

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Strawberry Cucumber Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing

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Strawberry Cucumber Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing

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Bright, juicy strawberries meet crisp cucumber slices in this refreshing summer salad, tossed with fresh mint and a tangy-sweet honey balsamic dressing for a vibrant, mouthwatering bite this strawberry cucumber salad is as beautiful as it is delicious.

Our quick and easy salad using 5 simple ingredients will be the star of any summer bbq or dinner. We use fresh strawberries, cucumbers, and an easy honey balsamic dressing and some fresh mint is the perfect light summer strawberry salad.

I don’t know about you, but the unstructured and unscheduled summer days absolutely destroy my dinner routine so recipes that are quick and easy are musts! This simple salad recipe comes together in just a few minutes and makes the perfect side dish for any meal. I’m going to include a section below with some of our favorite main dishes to eat with this salad. Keep scrolling for some ideas!

What You Need to Make Strawberry Cucumber Salad?

You won’t find an easier salad than this one! The homemade dressing has only 2 ingredients and just 3 ingredients are needed for the salad. Here is everything you will need:

  • Balsamic Vinegar: Adds acidity.
  • Honey: Adds natural sweetness.
  • Strawberries: Wash and hull the stems.
  • English Cucumber: These have thin skins and almost no seeds so no need to peel or remove the seeds. Persian cucumbers would also be a great option.
  • Mint: Adds freshness.

The measurements for each ingredient can be found at the end of this post in the recipe card.

How to Make Cucumber Strawberry Salad

This salad can be tossed together while the chicken is on the grill! You could even prep and chop the cucumber and strawberries ahead of time to make this even faster. Here are the quick and easy steps:

  1. Make the Dressing: Combine the balsamic vinegar and honey and whisk together in a small bowl.
    • OPTION: You can also add both ingredients to a mason jar and then shake to combine. Then extra dressing can be stored in the jar in the fridge.
  2. Assemble the Salad: Add the strawberries, cucumbers and julienned mint leaves to a large bowl and drizzle the dressing over the top. Toss to combine.

The dressing perfectly glazes the fruit with a balance of sweet and tangy goodness. Keep scrolling to the end of the post for the complete recipe card.

How to Keep Cucumbers Crunchy in a Salad

My best suggestion for keeping cucumbers crunchy is to eat them quickly. The longer cucumbers sit, the more they will lose their texture. Cucumbers contain a lot of water. If you know you aren’t going to be eating the cucumbers fo

EASY Roasted Strawberry Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese Tarts [+Video]

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EASY Roasted Strawberry Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese Tarts [+Video]

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This sweet and savory tart is the perfect combination of roasted strawberries and tangy Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese. With a flaky puff pastry crust and creamy blue cheese filling, these roasted strawberry and blue cheese tarts are a delicious appetizer for any occasion.

Whether you’re hosting your own party for the big game or just wanting to bring an impressive dish to dazzle your guests, this recipe with Treasure Cave’s new Mild Blue Cheese is #FuelForTheFunky. If you remake this dish, tag me and let me know what you think!

This is our third recipe in partnership with Treasure Cave Cheese, and if you haven’t tried our roasted pear blue cheese dip and or blue cheese potato gratin casserole, then you definitely need to!

Ingredients for Blue Cheese Tarts

Here is a brief overview of each ingredient for this tasty tart recipe. Get your grocery list out and ready because you’re probably going to need to grab a few of these ingredients starting with the Treasure Cave Cheese.

  • Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese Wedge
  • Lemon: the acidity cuts through all the creaminess and richness
  • Plain Greek Yogurt: adds more creaminess to the cheese filling
  • Olive Oil: adds more richness to the cheese filling
  • Strawberries: fresh strawberries is preferred
  • Sugar: adds sweetness
  • Balsamic Vinegar: adds acidity and rich flavor
  • Vanilla Bean Paste: adds flavor
  • Puff Pastry: the fluffy, buttery and flakey base for the tarts
  • Egg: combines with the water to make an egg wash to help the puff pastry get golden and glossy as it bakes
  • Water: see description for the egg
  • Pistachios: adds a nuttiness and great texture
  • Thyme Leaves: adds a pop of fresh herb flavor

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe down below so keep scrolling for all the details.

How to Make Roasted Strawberry Blue Cheese Tarts

Your guests are going to think you spent hours on these decadent blue cheese tarts but it only takes about a half hour. I love when fancy is so easy! Here are the basic steps:

  1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Blend: Add the cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, yogurt and olive oil to a blender and blend together until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.
  3. Fold: Add the strawberries, sugar, balsamic vinegar and vanilla bean paste to a medium bowl and gently fold everything together.
  4. Roll: Roll out the two puff pastry shee

Fluffy Cheesecake Fruit Salad [+ Video]

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Fluffy Cheesecake Fruit Salad [+ Video]

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This cheesecake fruit salad is awesome for a side at a potluck or BBQ or even as a dessert! Plus it’s so easy it’s foolproof! The perfect summer salad!

Ummmmm I could eat this berry cheesecake salad recipe for the rest of my life and die happy. Seven years ago we posted this recipe and I’ve been waiting all winter for berry season to hit so we could bring this recipe back to the front for everyone to enjoy.

It’s sweet deliciousness. It seems a little wrong to take all of those healthy berries and turn them into a calorie fest with everything you put in this dish, but guess what, WORTH IT!!

Seriously, you should all make this on a perfect sunny day and eat outside with the family. Or maybe take it to a BBQ so everyone can ask you what the amazing recipe is.

Cheesecake Fruit Salad Ingredients

This fruit salad recipe is so versatile. I’m going to list out the ingredients that we love, but know from the start that you can totally swap out different fruits or flavors of yogurt. Here is what you will need:

  • Instant Cheesecake Pudding: You want just the pudding powder to add that yummy cheesecake flavor.
  • Cool Whip: adds sweetness and creaminess
  • Strawberry Yogurt: adds more fruity flavor and creaminess to the salad
  • Bananas: cut into 1/2 inch slices
  • Strawberries: stem removed and sliced
  • Raspberries: left whole but rinsed
  • Optional: Blueberries, Blackberries, Peaches, Cherries or Grapes
  • Graham Crackers: If you really want to make this salad taste like a true cheesecake, add crushed up graham cracker.

PRO TIP: After trying many different combinations of fruit in this recipe, I’ve decided my favorite concoction is fresh bananas, fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries, fresh raspberries and fresh blackberries. So fresh! Haha!

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

How to Make Cheesecake Fruit Salad

One of my favorite things about this side dish is that it couldn’t be easier! Just two quick steps and you have a delicious fruit salad.

  1. In a large bowl, mix the pudding powder, whipped topping and yogurt together.
  2. Add the fruit and carefully fold it into the creamy cheesecake mixture. Then let it chill in fridge until it’s ready to serve (at least 30 minutes).

These instructions can also be found in the recipe card below where you can also print or save the recipe.

Watch How This Fruit Salad is Made…

Healthy Chocolate and Strawberries

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Healthy Chocolate and Strawberries

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Indulge in a delicious and nutritious treat with this recipe for healthy chocolate and strawberries. Perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings without any guilt!

My girlfriend is always saying that she needs to stop eating my treats because I’m always having her try my “experiments”. The other day I was thinking of making a fruit and dip experiment as a healthier treat for her. I was trying to think of something to do with Nutella and strawberries…stuff them, mix it with cool whip, etc, but nothing seemed right.

We had a little vanilla greek yogurt, so I tried swirling a little with the Nutella. Healthy Chocolate and Strawberries was born! It’s fresh and delicious, and much healthier than your typical dip. In fact, one little Chobani Greek yogurt has 16g of protein. Much better for you than chocolate sauce, wouldn’t you say?

So, we concluded that this is the perfect after school snack, fruit and dip for a party, or a late night treat. It tastes like chocolate covered strawberries but with less work and they are fresh, healthy and delicious.

Ingredients for Healthy Chocolate Dip Recipe

You only need 2 ingredients for this healthy chocolate fruit dip! It’s so simple, the kiddos could even make it on their own. Here is what you need:

  • Vanilla Greek Yogurt: choose your favorite brand, we prefer Chobani
  • Nutella: you can buy large jars at Costco for a great price

You can scale this recipe up for larger gatherings or make a single serving for a quick healthy snack. Using Nutella for the chocolate flavor is so tasty! No cocoa powder needed, which means it is plenty sweet with the vanilla yogurt and Nutella combined.

What to Serve with Chocolate Yogurt Dip

I am a total sucker for all things strawberry! You all know that my favorite dessert of all time is strawberry shortcake, so I always default to strawberries or anything berry.

But you don’t have to stop at just strawberries with this chocolate yogurt dip. This a list of great options for dipping in this yogurt Nutella dip:

  • Strawberries
  • Raspberries
  • Bananas
  • Apples
  • Pretzels
  • Nilla Wafers
  • Graham Crackers

NOTE: If you like a little texture in your chocolate fruit dip, toss a few mini chocolate chips in it.

Variation for Chocolate Fruit Dip

So hear me out…this makes a fabulous dip for fruit or other treats, but since we are using yogurt as the base for the dip, we could also use it in a yogurt parfait. Spoon some Nutella yogurt into a small glass, add some sliced strawberries o

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