Wonderful combination of flavors and textures! This salad was perfect for a light lunch - all I had to do was top it with some leftover grilled chicken. I used a fat free feta and tossed in some sliced almonds. For the raspberry vinaigrette, I used "Fresh Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette" from this site. Thanks for an easy, yet delicious recipe!
This is a wonderful salad for spring I used real bacon also. Delish family asked for it again the next day easy and good.
This is a nice salad bacon is always good in my mind. I used real bacon instead of bits. Next time I will use a homemade poppy seed dressing that will go very well with this salad.
Family loved it. This is a fast easy recipe and great flavor. I did a couple of minor tweaks. Instead of bacon bits I used bacon which I had fried up in the morning diced up. I also added 1 large handful of wild blueberries. I did not add the dressing but had it to one side so family could add as much as they wanted. It was perfect. Thank you Malloylk for sharing this recipe.
I used the balsamic vinegar I had on hand instead of the raspberry dressing. I only added half the raw onion. This is the second time I've made a recipe from here and followed it mindlessly instead of heeding my own good sense. Never, EVER, put raw onions into something - particularly in a cold dish like salad. It overwhelmed all the other flavors. And upset my stomach later. I ate about a third of it in a stubborn bid not to waste food. Couldn't continue.
I made this with a few changes. I used BALSAMIC vinegar not white. I just like the sweet and savory flavor of it. I also used SMOKED PAPRIKA rather than regular. Also I used just 1 Tbsp of raw sugar (I think the recipe called for a lot more sugar. This was plenty!) I didn't have poppy seeds so that got left out. I assembled this and refrigerated it for maybe 30 minutes and that was enough. Not sure why they say to chill it for longer. Not necessary. This came out excellent! I can't give it five stars with white vinegar in the recipe but I give it four because they gave me the base for MY five star salad!
This recipe was suppose to be made with real bacon bits.
This salad was awesome- made it for a group of friends and it all disappeared. The only slight change I made was reducing the amount of onion otherwise kept it the same. Would definitely make it again
I added blueberries to the salad. We made this for Christmas Eve dinner for a light fun salad. Good and easy.
