Perfect Summer Salad

I'm co-hosting one of my best girlfriends bridal shower tomorrow and I'm doing all my prep and cooking today.  I thought I'd re-post one of the salads I'm making.  It's on of my "go-to" salads for parties; everyone always loves it.  It's unique and approachable at the same time.  Enjoy!

Originally posted on December 14th 2010

This salad is always a huge hit anytime I serve it!  It's just plain yummy!  It has everything in it, so what's not to love?  This is great for a party or large crowd too.  

I now call this salad the "Rainbow Salad" but it's prior name was "the everything salad".  Basically because it was everything in my refrigerator one day so I decided to throw it all in a bowl and voila!  A super tasty fresh salad!  

Rainbow Salad

What you'll need:

Mixed greens

1 yellow bell pepper

a few handfuls of strawberries, quartered

a few handfuls of blueberries

1 can or a few fresh mandarin oranges, segmented

1 avocado, diced

fresh mozzarella, torn (omit if making vegan)

a few handfuls of pignoli {pine} nuts

raspberry dressing {you could use store bought, but of course I like making it homemade best}

What you'll do:

I use a large shallow bowl for this simply for presentation purposes, but if you want to use a deeper bowl and toss it you can.  Toss or layer all the ingredients and top with the raspberry dressing.  Easy Peasy! 

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