Summer's Best Garden Salad

Name: Summer's Best Garden Salad
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 cup salad and 4 teaspoons avocado)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil; 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce; 1 cup yellow pear tomatoes, halved; 1 cup chopped peeled cucumber; 1/2 cup finely chopped orange bell pepper; 1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 1 small yellow squash, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (about 1 cup); 1/2 cup chopped avocado

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Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr, Hayden Patton

Yield

6 servings (serving size: about 1 cup salad and 4 teaspoons avocado)

Adding five vegetables and one fruit—avocado—to the romaine lettuce rounds out the nutrition in this side dish salad.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil
4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
1 cup yellow pear tomatoes, halved
1 cup chopped peeled cucumber
1/2 cup finely chopped orange bell pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 small yellow squash, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped avocado

How to Make It

Step 1

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Gradually add oil, stirring with a whisk.

Step 2

Combine lettuce and the next 6 ingredients (through squash) in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over lettuce mixture, and toss gently to coat. Top with avocado.

Ratings & Reviews

steponme's Review

2011-07-25T09:18:19-04:00 steponme

Coming from someone who does use dressing on salads, this one is very blah-bland. After cutting up all those vegetables, the dressing fell short on taste; disappointment. The lettuce wilted a few minutes after tossing with the dressing. This salad has potential, but only if using another dressing recipe.

NMarie's Review

2010-01-11T02:17:46-05:00 NMarie

Excellent salad recipe. I never use dressing but I love the dressing on this one. We subbed cherry tomatoes for the yellow pear tomatoes because they were unavailable.

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