# Festive Fruity Salads These Dressing and Salad July 4th Recipes Look Good and are Good For You By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-06-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/july-4th-recipes References: [blog.freepeople](http://blog.freepeople.com/2014/06/red-white-blue-salad-recipe/) This red, white and blue salad is likely one of the more healthy July 4th recipes. Featured on the Free People blog, this Two Caterers Contemporary Cuisine creation is festive food at its best (for you). The [simple salad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summer-of-salade-samplers) is not only patriotic, it is also easy to put together if you need to bring a dish to an Independence Day pot luck. The recipe calls for mixed greens, feta cheese, grilled watermelon, blueberries and [strawberry balsamic dressing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chosen-foods-dressings). Additional instructions are included on how to prepare the special salad dressing. One could easily modify the July 4th recipes to either make the salad fancier, less complicated or to feed a smaller group of people. This particular recipe is intended for bigger Independence Day celebrations. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Festive Food:** Opportunity for innovative salad recipes that are both visually appealing and healthy for special occasions like July 4th. - **Grilled Fruit:** Disruptive opportunity to incorporate grilled fruits into salads for a unique and flavorful twist. - **Special Salad Dressings:** Potential for creative and unique salad dressing recipes that use unconventional ingredients to enhance flavor profiles. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food and Beverage:** Opportunity for food companies to develop and market pre-packaged festive salad options for special occasions and holidays. - **Catering:** Disruptive potential exists for catering businesses to offer customized salad options with innovative flavor combinations for events and gatherings. - **Gourmet Ingredients:** Entrepreneurial opportunity for specialty ingredient suppliers to offer unique and high-quality ingredients, such as strawberry balsamic dressing, for salad recipes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Patriotic Fruit-Packed Pancakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-white-blueberry-pancakes.md) - [Colorful Independence Day Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-white-bbq-menu.md) - [Patriotic Grocer Dessert Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-spangled-desserts.md) - [Flavorful Patriotic Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/welchs-fruit-snacks-red-white-blueberry.md) - [Independence Day Donut Lineups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-spangled-sweetness-collection.md) - [Patriotic Blended Refreshments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firecracker-freeze.md) - [Patriotic Popsicle-Inspired Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bombarita.md) - [Patriotic Multi-Colored Bagels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-red-white-and-blue-bagels.md) - [Patriotic Frozen Custard Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freedom-berry-jackhammer.md)