I have the perfect 4th of July recipe for you today! If you’re in our Ninja Facebook group I have another 4th of July dessert recipe coming to you Wednesday! More details about joining our private Facebook group as a Ninja Insder here. I’ll be sharing a sheetpan fruit pizza, with the macros calculated and in MyFitnessPal for you, that’s soooo yummy! Take it along with this strawberry poppyseed salad and you’ll be a hit!
Here are some great macro friendly recipes you could make for the holiday you’ll find right here on the blog:
- Poppyseed Fruit Salad
- Pink Frosted Sugar Cookies (You could do red, white, and blue frosting instead!)
- Berry Summer Salad
- Light Italian Summer Salad
- Deviled Eggs
- Protein Pudding
- Bowtie Chicken Pesto (This is great served cold!)
- Grilled Shrimp Tacos
- Bacon Peanut Butter Burgers
- Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
- Honey Glazed Chicken Skewers and Greek Lentil Salad
These recipes I suggest you can find in the cookbooks:
- Cafe Rio Salad Copycat (Favorite Recipes cookbook)
- 2 Ingredient Brownies (Favorite Recipes cookbook)
- Jalapeno Poppers (Home Cooked Meals)
- 10 Minute Ceviche (Home Cooked Meals)
- Ham Roll Ups (Home Cooked Meals)
- BBQ Greek Chicken (Home Cooked Meals)
- Grilled Salmon Tacos (Home Cooked Meals)
- Smoked Pulled Pork (Home Cooked Meals)
- Carne Asada Fries (Home Cooked Meals)
- Philly Cheesesteak Pita (Home Cooked Meals)
Whatever you’re doing this summer for the holiday stay safe and enjoy some good food!
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Ingredients
- For the salad
- 8 ounces spinach
- 10 ounces strawberries
- 1/2 cup candied pecans, chopped (Trader Joes)
- 1/2 small onion, sliced (50g)
- 3 ounces fat free feta cheese (Trader Joe’s)
- For the dressing
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons EVOO
- 1 &1/2 tablespoons poppyseeds
- 1 & 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Toss your salad ingredients in a medium size bowl.
- Mix all your dressing ingredients well and drizzle over the salad when ready to eat.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Serves: 5.5
|
Amount Per Serving: 150g
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 214 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 14.4 | 21.5% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0 | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 | |
| Sodium | 0 | |
| Total Carbohydrate 15 | 5% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2.6 | 8% | |
| Sugars | ||
| Protein 6 | ||
| Vitamin A | Vitamin C | |
| Calcium | Iron | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Stay Fit Mom
Notes
Log in MyFitnessPal by searching Stay Fit Mom Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
2 Comments
Is this calling for 1/4 CUP of balsamic? There’s no actual unit of measurement provided.
Oh no, sorry about that. It’s 1/4 cup balsamic. I’ll update it.