Savory Strawberries

I have been playing around with using strawberries as a sweet addition to savory salads and I put together a nice plate at work last night.

I started with a very peppery baby arugula, fresh sugar snap peas, and sweet Chioggia beets that we got in from Cure Farms in Boulder http://www.cureorganicfarm.com/. I tossed the vegetable mixture in a light but tangy buttermilk vinaigrette. After plating the greens I topped the salad with small slices of strawberry, toasted walnuts, and chevre goat cheese.

While this is a very simple salad the flavors played well off of each other and the color contrast between the bright greens, the reds of the beets and strawberry, and the bright white chevre made for a nice presentation.