Salads? I love them,
and like to have some type of leafy goodness with every evening meal, but
frankly, they can get a little boring. Changing up the dressing can help, but
so can adding some interesting ingredients. This simple green salad has been
made company fancy with the addition of hearts of palm. If you don't have a jar
or two in your pantry, you'd be wise to remedy that because this versatile
vegetable can brighten up many a salad and makes an excellent
dip.
Here I have taken a
simple bag of mixed greens, tossed them with slices of cucumber, thinly sliced
red onion, and chopped tomato, added my favorite vinaigrette dressing, plated
it and topped it with slices of Melissa's Hearts of Palm and feta cheese.
Delicious!
Seasonal adjustments
can be made by adding or substituting any or all of the following ingredients:
Sliced fresh
strawberries
Toasted walnuts,
almonds, or pecans
Diced avocado
Crumbled bacon
The mixed greens can
be replaced with spinach or romaine, depending upon your taste or what you
happen to have on hand.
The dressing is up
to you, but this simple vinaigrette is one of my favorites:
5 tablespoons cider
vinegar
2 tablespoons finely
chopped onion
2 teaspoons
granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
Pinch of dry mustard
Pinch of freshly
ground black pepper
4 Tablespoons olive
oil
Whisk together
vinegar, onion, sugar, salt, mustard and pepper in a small bowl. Add
oil in a slow stream, whisking constantly to emulsify. Serve
immediately or store in the fridge for up to a week.
1 comment:
I am always looking for a good salad in the summertime. :-) Thanks for linking up with "Try a New Recipe Tuesday." Can't wait to see what you'll share this week. http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2014/07/try-new-recipe-tuesday-july-15.html
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