Red White and Blue Salad with Berries

This Red White and Blue Salad is a refreshing summer salad with berries that's easy to toss together and a great addition to any patriotic summer holiday menus. It's a mix of seasonal juicy blueberries, ripe strawberries, feta cheese, and sliced almonds, tossed with fresh greens and a little feta.

Sprinkled with a light vinaigrette, it brings all the bright summer flavors to the table with a little healthy tossed in. Great for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day BBQs, and summer picnics.

This berry salad just yells summer from the top of its lungs. Blueberries and strawberries are the berries most associated with the long hot days of summer and they are perfect as this salad's star attraction.

Easy Citrus Vinaigrette

Of course, a salad needs a little dressing to bring out those bright summer flavors, right? And all this summer salad needs is this easy light citrus vinaigrette to top it off.

In fact, I love this vinaigrette so much that it has become my new go-to for any salad I make. A mix of tangy lime juice, lemon zest, and olive oil is whisked with honey to give it a nice sweet-tart edge. Perfection!

Expert Tips for the Best Summer Salad

• Keep the vinaigrette aside and add just before serving to keep the greens crisp.
• When making this mixed green berries salad ahead of time, make the vinaigrette in a covered container you can shake and store in the refrigerator. This vinaigrette can be made up to two days ahead. Chop strawberries and place them in a covered container. Assemble right before serving.
• For brown-bagging it, place a little dressing in the bottom of a mason jar then fill with berries, feta, almonds then greens. Screw-on the lid without shaking salad and store in the refrigerator for the next day.

Recipe Variations

How to make this recipe your own

• Change out the greens for either all spinach or a combination of the two.
• Don't care for feta? Try some bleu cheese, goat cheese or gorgonzola instead.
• Add walnuts or pecans instead of the almonds. Or go all out and top with candied pecans or crispy roasted chickpeas. 
• Add a small amount of mint for a more refreshing edge.
• Try shredded coconut for a more tropical flavor.
• Try switching out the strawberries and blueberries for raspberries and blackberries.
• The citrus vinaigrette is awesome but a light raspberry vinaigrette would work great too!
• Make it a lunch by topping the salad with rotisserie chicken, shrimp or baked/fried fish.

What dinners go best with this light salad

I love to serve this summer salad with berries with barbecue dishes such as Grilled London Broil, Grilled Salmon, or even a 4^th of July bleu cheese burger and hot dogs.

It’s also great as a side for light dinners like my Air Fryer Pork Chops or grilled chicken.

Use extra strawberries and blueberries to make a Mason Jar Parfait for a light dessert.

As you can see, this Red, White, and Blue Salad with blueberries and strawberries is the perfect patriotic salad for summer's holidays from Memorial Day to the 4th of July to Labor Day and, really, any time the weather heats up. Enjoy!

More Summer Salad Recipes

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Candied Pecans, goat cheese, and raspberry vinaigrette.

Peach, Plum and Cherry Salad from The Organic Kitchen

Strawberry Salad with Chicken, avocado and bacon.

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This post has been updated with step-by-step instructions and new photos. The original post was published on September 4, 2015.