Recipe: Strawberry Feta Salad with Balsamic Dressing - Marla Meridith

Ingredients

• '--for the salad
• 6 cups artisan lettuce, rinsed, dried and coarsely chopped
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups feta cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 cup toasted pecans, chopped
• 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste