Years ago a friend of mine had me over for dinner and served a similar dish as an appetizer. It was SOO good I never allowed myself to forget it! Recently I was inspired by the seasonal fruit and greens available and decided to give it a go. Everyone in the house loved it, salad and non-salad eaters alike. It's perfect this time of year especially if you buy local produce to get the best nutritional value possible.
Ingredients:
Baby lettuces, spinach, kale, or other mixed greens
Sliced Fruit (I used strawberries and blackberries, but blueberries would be delicious too!)
Chopped Walnuts
Cream Cheese Dressing:
4 oz. of cream cheese- softened
1/4 cup of powdered sugar (organic if possible)*
2 Tbsp milk or so as needed to thin consistency just a bit
Arrange greens, fruit, and walnuts on plate as desired. Mix dressing ingredients by hand or with a mixer until well blended. Transfer dressing to a squeeze-style bottle (such as ketchup/ mustard bottles, or an icing bag with small tip), and design a pretty pattern on top of your salad. Enjoy!!
*P.S. You really don't need a lot of sugar to sweeten this dressing up. I've used even less and had good results. Just think of all the raw fruit and vegetable goodness that awaits! Mmmm...