Creamy Strawberry Salad is a distinct kind of pasta salad! Sure, there’s the tender pasta at the heart of it, but with a nutty, creamy, and tangy poppy seed dressing it’s already something special! Avocado and feta cheese enhance the creamy flavor of the dressing and the sweetness of the strawberries mixed in! You can’t go wrong serving this Creamy Strawberry Salad!
Ingredients
For the pasta:
1 (16-ounce) box pasta, such as elbows
For the poppy seed dressing:
- 2/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
For the pasta salad:
- 5 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 pound strawberries, sliced
- 2 avocados, diced
- 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 3/4 cup almonds, sliced
Directions
Step 1 –In a large pot of salted, boiling water, add the pasta and cook it to al dente, according to the package directions.
Step 2 –Drain the pasta and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
Step 3 –In a bowl, add the yogurt, the apple cider vinegar, the olive oil, the honey, the salt, the ground mustard, and the poppy seeds and whisk to combine.
Step 4 –In a large serving bowl, add the lettuce, the strawberries, the avocados, the feta, the almonds, and the cooled pasta and stir to combine.
Step 5 –Add the dressing to the salad and toss to combine.
Step 6 –Serve.
