Blackberry Spinach Salad – New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association

Ingredients

• 3 cups baby spinach or mixed salad greens, rinsed and dried
• 1 pint fresh blackberries
• 3-4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 green onion, sliced
• ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts or locally grown pecans or pistachios (optional)
• ¼ cup edible flowers (optional)
• 5-6 over-ripe blackberries from your pint for the salad
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 basil leaves, finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper