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Friday, May 7, 2010

Chanelle's Salad




Salads are really just a combination of ingredients-- just throwing some vegetables or other toppings on a bed of lettuce. But some salads just work better than others. The flavors blend together, the dressing brings out the vegetables... That's what happened with this combination. I don't usually name recipes after myself, but I was so proud of how this turned out, I decided it could be my own salad namesake.

This salad came from a combination of ingredients I had on hand. Since I liked it so much, I will be sure to have these ingredients on hand in the future to have this again! For a one person serving, I used a whole avocado.

Ingredients:

Lettuce (Green or red leaf)
Arugula
Grape tomatoes
Sliced Red Onion
Feta Cheese
Avocado
Optional Ingredients: chickpeas, kalamata olives

Dressing:


2 Tbs red wine vinegar



1/2 tsp. mustard
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil


Mix dressing ingredients with a whisk. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.


This post is part of Fight Back Friday, Food Revolution Friday, Food on Fridays and Foodie Fridays.

3 comments:

  1. I so love a good garden salad! I like your dressing! I make one similar I will have to try your version!

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  2. Oh that sounds amazing. We just discovered arugula awhile ago, and it's one of our favorite salad greens. Just topped with shaved parmesan, dressed with a little olive oil and lemon, it's delicious! I'm definitely bookmarking this salad to try. :)

    Thanks for participating in Food Revolution Friday!

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