Fresh Green Salad with Blackberry Ginger and Lime Vinaigrette
Fresh salad greens with Abingdon Olive Oil Company oil and vinegar. Blackberry Ginger Lime Vinaigrette.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 1 5-ounce container (approximately 2 quarts) lettuce greens, washed, or chop your own fresh lettuces
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated
- 6 - 8 colorful cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced
- 1 6-ounce container fresh blackberries, gently rinsed
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds (or other nuts), toasted, see Notes
Blackberry-Ginger-Lime Salad Vinaigrette:
- 1/3 cup Abingdon Olive Oil Company Blackberry Ginger Balsamic Vinegar, link here
- 1 green onion, white and green parts, minced
- 1 large garlic clove, pushed through a garlic press, or finely minced
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- pinch kosher salt, or to taste
- pinch freshly-cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1/3 cup Abingdon Olive Oil Company Persian Lime Infused Olive Oil, link here
Instructions
- Add the balsamic vinegar into a 1-cup measuring cup. Add the green onion, garlic, Dijon, and salt and pepper as desired. Stir well.
- Drizzle the oil into the measuring cup while stirring, to combine all the ingredients well. The Dijon mustard will help emulsify the dressing. No need to viciously whisk.
- Allow the dressing to stand at room temperature for at least 20 minutes, or up to 2 hours. If you are serving later than 2 hours, cover and refrigerate the dressing for up to 5 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.
- While the dressing is standing at room temperature, make the salad.
- Place the lettuce greens in the bottom of a large serving bowl. Scatter the carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, blackberries and almonds on the top.
- Drizzle with the amount of desired dressing, or serve the salad individually with the salad dressing on the side for people to serve themselves.
Notes
You should toast your nuts before adding them to the salad. They will taste much, much better with way more flavor. Candied walnuts would be good, too!
The nutrition chart is a guesstimate.
Nutrition Facts
Fresh Green Salad with Blackberry Ginger and Lime Vinaigrette
Amount per Serving
Calories
190.09
% Daily Value*
Fat
16.42
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
2.04
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.32
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11.47
g
Sodium
20.62
mg
1
%
Potassium
251.96
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
9.48
g
3
%
Fiber
3.03
g
13
%
Sugar
5.1
g
6
%
Protein
2.57
g
5
%
Vitamin C
11.53
mg
14
%
Calcium
47.85
mg
5
%
Iron
0.95
mg
5
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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