Can the Cream! Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Can the Cream Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Can the Cream Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Can the Cream Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Can the Cream Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Can the Cream Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Can the Cream Save Your Strawberries for These Summer Salads

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Our new favorite way to use strawberries does not involve cereal or homemade shortcake. Nope. It's to throw them in savory dishes--particularly salads, to which they bring tartness and a bit of unexpected sweetness. We scoured the Web for recipes and found seven gorgeous strawberry salads that make the seasonal gems sing.