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Low Carb Strawberry Caprese Salad With Balsamic Vinaigrette

July 10, 2019 by Denise 12 Comments

bowl and plate with strawberry caprese salad and text overlay
bowl and plate with strawberry caprese salad and text overlay

If you like caprese salad you’ll love this low carb strawberry caprese salad with balsamic vinaigrette. It’s the perfect summer salad with strawberries substituting for tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella. Each serving has only 4.3g net carbs!

You might also like these low carb caprese kebabs appetizers!

white bowl with strawberry caprese salad

Summer is coming and I can’t stop eating salad already. Seriously I have a problem. I try to limit myself to one a day but sometimes I eat it for lunch and dinner. Never for breakfast…I’m not a complete freak.

Anyway, I had some lovely strawberries left over from my alcohol infusions and a big bunch of basil from a recent Trader Joe’s run so I thought I’d make a strawberry Caprese salad. That is, I used strawberries instead of tomatoes. Yum! It was good.

Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe

Since there is not much to this salad other than chopping and tossing, I’ve added a variation of my sister’s Balsamic Vinaigrette. (On a side note if you are interested in gardening and home decor you should check out her lovely blog Hearth and Vine.)

 

white bowl and plate full of strawberry caprese salad and fresh basil and strawberries on the side

 

Strawberry Caprese Salad Ingredients 

Usually with a caprese salad you use fresh garden tomatoes. I substituted strawberries for tomatoes because they have less carbs and they add a nice fruitiness to the salad. This is also nice substitute if you have people who don’t like tomatoes. Believe there are a few of those people out there!

So the main components of this salad is fresh basil, strawberries, romaine lettuce, cucumbers and fresh mozzarella. 

fresh basil leaves, strawberries, fresh mozzarella and cucumber

I found these fresh mozzarella pearls (below) at Aldi the other day. They are little mozzarella balls and perfect for this recipe. However if you cannot find them just buy a big ball of fresh mozzarella and cube it. But the pearls were pretty cool.

fresh mozzarella pearls

 

To make the salad I like to both dice and slice my strawberries. I dice a few for the salad and then slice a few to look like hearts or flower petals to decorate the bowl. Add as much fresh basil as you like. I used a ¼ cup of fresh leaves for this salad but you can add more if you have it. Just chop and toss everything in a big bowl.

 

white bowl and plate full of strawberry caprese salad and fresh basil and strawberries on the side

 

Lastly spring the mozzarella on top or fold it into the salad. To make the dressing, just add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine. I like to serve the dressing on the side. 

 

closeup of a bowl of strawberry caprese salad

This recipe is intended to be a side salad but my hubby and I ate this for dinner. I just added some grilled chicken on top. You could also try a nice piece of salmon or roasted pecans or walnuts too.  The nutritional information for 1 serving of this salad is:

228 cals / 20.3g fat / 5.9g carbs / 1.6g fiber / 5g protein = 4.3g net carbs

The nutritional information for 1 tablespoon of dressing is 85 calories / 9g fat / 1 carbs / = 1g net carbs.

You might also like this keto caprese salad from my friend Jen!

white bowl with strawberry caprese salad
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Strawberry Caprese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

This is a quick and easy way to use the fresh strawberries of the season. Enjoy the freshness of a Caprese pizza in a strawberry salad by substituting strawberries for the usual tomatoes. Delicious!
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword caprese, strawberries
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 228 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
  • ¼ cup cucumber slices
  • 6 strawberries, diced and sliced
  • 4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, chopped cubed
  • ¼ cup basil leaves, chopped

Balsamic Vinaigrette

  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • â…› teaspoon salt
  • â…› teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Chop the lettuce toss with the cucumber, strawberries and basil.
  2. Sprinkle the cheese on top.

  3. Whisk together the vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, salt and pepper.
  4. Spoon dressing over salad or individual plates.
  5. Add grilled chicken if you want to make it more of a meal.

Recipe Notes

The nutritional information for 1 serving of this salad is:

228 cals / 20.3g fat / 5.9g carbs / 1.6g fiber / 5g protein = 4.3g net carbs

 

 

bowl and plate with strawberry caprese salad and text overlay


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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Debbie

    July 10, 2019 at 5:29 pm

    What an easy and delicious salad for strawberry season! So much flavor with simple ingredients.

    Reply
  2. Debbie

    January 23, 2018 at 9:30 am

    What a lovely spring salad! I love the addition of chicken.
    I am saving this recipe!

    Reply
  3. Brittany

    May 25, 2015 at 7:05 pm

    Sounds like a delicious dinner! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂

    Reply
  4. Kelsey Ferguson

    May 23, 2015 at 10:21 am

    This looks delicious! I will be adding the ingredients to my shopping list this weekend! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Liisi

    May 21, 2015 at 9:33 am

    This looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  6. Carolyn ~ homework

    May 21, 2015 at 8:24 am

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful creativity on The Inspiration Board at homework. Looks so light and delicious!
    Have a wonderful and creative day!
    carolyn ~ homework

    Reply
  7. Ntina

    May 20, 2015 at 4:54 am

    I have to try this! I love salads especially with this warm weather! Pinning this too at the bloggers brags board!

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      May 20, 2015 at 7:22 am

      Thanks! I love salads too.

      Reply
  8. Jody @easypeasymom

    May 19, 2015 at 11:07 am

    This looks delicious! It is definitely going into my rotation of spring salads! Pinning, thanks for sharing!

    Visiting from the You’re Gonna Love it DIY Edition link party.

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      May 19, 2015 at 7:01 pm

      Great! I hope you like it!

      Reply
  9. Danielle

    May 19, 2015 at 7:53 am

    This looks wonderful! I usually stick with standard caprese so I’ll have to try this!

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      May 19, 2015 at 7:01 pm

      It’s a nice little change.

      Reply

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