Strawberry-Rhubarb Salad with Mint and Hazelnuts

This entry was posted on August 13, 2019 by Tracy Lyons.

Refreshing, healthy, and downright tasty, this is a fruit dish that is a necessary addition to your summer arsenal. And in a recipe where freshness counts, your AeroGarden has your back!

Strawberry-Rhubarb Salad with Mint and Hazelnuts

Strawberries and rhubarb are a power duo in pie; here, raw rhubarb plays a tart counter to sweet strawberries. Fresh mint adds the perfect balance

-- Yield: 8 servings

-- Active Time: 15 min.

-- Total Time: 45 min.

Ingredients

-- 1/2 cup blanched hazelnuts

-- 2 rhubarb stalks, thinly sliced on the diagonal

-- 2 tablespoons sugar

-- 1 tablespoon Cointreau or fresh orange juice

-- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

-- 2 pounds strawberries, hulled, quartered

-- 1/4 cup torn fresh mint leaves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°. Toast hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, 8–10 minutes. Let cool, then chop.
Meanwhile, toss rhubarb, sugar, Cointreau, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Let sit until rhubarb is slightly softened and releases its juices, about 30 minutes. Toss with strawberries, mint, and hazelnuts.

Cooks' note: Resist the urge to make the salad the night before, or the rhubarb may become too soft.

Courtesy of Epicurious

You can grow ingredients from these:

-- AeroGarden Grow Bowl and Strawberry Kit for All Ultra and Bounty AeroGardens

-- Strawberry Crown Kit for Use with AeroGarden Grow Bowl

-- Cocktail & Mocktail Herb Blend

-- Fresh Tea Seed Pod Kit

-- Traditional Medicinal Herbs Seed Pod Kit

-- Gourmet Herbs Seed Pod Kit

-- Italian Herbs Seed Pod Kit

-- Asian Herbs Seed Pod Kit