Baby Shower Pastel Palette (Print Version)

A charming salad with pastel pink, blue, and yellow ingredients arranged beautifully for special events.

# What You Need:

→ Base

01 - 4 cups baby butter lettuce or mixed baby greens

→ Pastel Pink Elements

02 - 1 cup thinly sliced watermelon radish
03 - 1 cup pink grapefruit segments
04 - ½ cup thinly sliced strawberries

→ Pastel Blue Elements

05 - ½ cup fresh blueberries
06 - ½ cup crumbled blue cheese or vegan blue cheese alternative

→ Pastel Yellow Elements

07 - 1 cup yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
08 - ½ cup yellow bell pepper, diced
09 - 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced (optional, omit for vegan)

→ Dressing

10 - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
11 - 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
12 - 1 teaspoon honey or agave syrup
13 - ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
14 - Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

# How To Make:

01 - Arrange baby butter lettuce or mixed baby greens evenly on a large serving platter.
02 - Scatter thinly sliced watermelon radish, pink grapefruit segments, and sliced strawberries evenly across the greens.
03 - Distribute fresh blueberries and crumbled blue cheese in small clusters over the salad for visual impact.
04 - Fill gaps with halved yellow cherry tomatoes, diced yellow bell pepper, and optionally sliced hard-boiled eggs, maintaining an even, soft pastel distribution.
05 - Combine extra virgin olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, honey or agave syrup, sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl and whisk until emulsified.
06 - Drizzle the prepared dressing evenly over the salad just before serving.
07 - Present immediately to retain freshness and visual appeal.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's a showstopper that looks like you spent hours in the kitchen when it really takes just twenty minutes—perfect for when you want to impress without the stress.
  • Every bite is a surprise of different textures and flavors, from creamy blue cheese to bright, juicy grapefruit, keeping things interesting bite after bite.
  • It's naturally vegetarian and easily adaptable for vegan friends, so you can welcome everyone to the table without complicated modifications.
02 -
  • Never dress the entire salad in advance—the acid in the vinegar will wilt those delicate greens and fade those precious pastel colors into a sad, wilted pile. This one needs to go from platter to table quickly.
  • The key to this salad's magic is the balance of colors; if you don't have access to one specific ingredient, swap it for something in the same color family rather than leaving a gap—a pale yellow apple or mango works beautifully if you can't find yellow tomatoes.
03 -
  • Slice your ingredients as thin as you can manage without going paper-thin—thin slices mean more surface area, more visual elegance, and ingredients that blend together more harmoniously on the palate.
  • If you're making this ahead, keep all your ingredients prepped and in separate containers, then assemble just before serving; the thirty seconds it takes to arrange is worth the difference in freshness and visual impact.
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