Satisfy Your Summer Cravings with these Refreshing Fruit-Inspired Salads!

Hello. Thank you for finding the HinesSightBlog. You have landed on a very old post, perhaps from my first year of blogging in 2011.  Fifteen years, you may still find me pulling into a Wendy's drive-thru. The salad featured below is no longer a menu item, but Wendy's is still one of the better fast-food chain for fresh salads. You may also like some these fruit-inspired salads found on the blog. This simple green salad with berries from Taste of Home magazine is also the perfect salad recipes with berries. I prefer strawberries and blueberries over raspberries. Enjoy! Leigh 

I have been a fan of Wendy's for years. A lot of years, really! When I worked in television in the small, southeastern town of Whiteville, NC, from 1991 to 1996, a Wendy's was about three blocks from my news office. I kid you not when I tell you that my TV news would pull through the drive-thru every week around 3 PM before heading back to the office to edit that day's news. I always ordered a "Biggie Iced Tea." They were number one in my book for iced tea and burgers.   It almost got to the point that I didn't even have to order because my tea was waiting for me at the same time every day.  

It's amazing how things go full circle sometimes.  This past weekend, Wendy's and The Motherhood, a national social community for moms, invited me to attend a Blogger picnic to try the new Berry Almond Chicken Salad.  I usually opt for a cheeseburger with mustard and pickles (since they're made to order) or a spicy chicken fillet sandwich at Wendy's, but my metabolism isn't what it used to be, so I may give salads a try more often.

It was an honor to be included in this event, and it was fabulous to meet such talented and successful bloggers who welcomed this newbie blogger with open arms. I've been blogging for years.  I'm five months old.  My son, who is always eager to eat in a restaurant, went with me for a great mom-son date!   We need those from time to time.



All the tables are filled with local bloggers and my. son



Author of "My Messy Paradise" and her family

My salad.  I ate half of it before I remembered I should take a photo for you.  St. learning!

Wendy's has a berry good idea with this gourmet salad. It's filled with in-season strawberries and blueberries, tender grilled chicken, roasted almonds with sea salt, shaved Asiago cheese, and eleven types of mixed greens, all tossed with a delicious, fat-free raspberry vinaigrette. Yes, I said eleven greens; not just the usual iceberg and romaine!   The salad is not only gorgeous, but truly delicious.   It comes in either a half-size or whole size.  As the hearty eater that I am, I ordered the entire salad and ate it down to the last bite.  It was THAT good.

Photo by my 5-year-old

I also ordered the new Wild Berry Iced Tea to go with my salad.  You knew this southern belle was going to order tea, right?   It wasn't in bigggie size, but let me tell you, I asked for a refill and went back the next day to get another one at a different location.  There is no doubt that Wendy knows how to make good iced tea and a fresh salad! 

I now have a new summer craving, and have met some great new friends, too.  You can find me at one of my local Wendy's this summer.



Disclosure: I was compensated by Wendy's and The Motherhood to try the new Berry Almond Chicken Salad. All opinions are my own and were not influenced by the company.