Category Archives: Salads

Pickled Onion Vinaigrette

Hey folks, have you had a chance to make easy pickled onions yet? Wondering what to do with the vinegar after the pickled onions have been consumed? Guess what? That same vinegar can be used to make a vinaigrette salad dressing. An added bonus is that the vinegar is now an onion and coriander flavored vinegar. Pretty cool!

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Tossed Green Salad with Mango, Peppers & Onions with Honey Vinaigrette 

What makes this salad pop is the honey vinaigrette dressing. Because this salad has sweet ripe mangoes the honey vinaigrette really enhances the sweetness of the fruit.

Tossed Green Salad with Mango, Peppers & Onions with Honey Vinaigrette 

Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe mango cut into cubes
  • 1/2 small red onion cut into thin slices
  • 4 small peppers cut into little rings
  • 6 cups salad greens
  • 1 ripe avocado cut into small chunks
  • 2 tbsp Feta cheese or parmesan shavings (optional)
  • Roasted pistachios or roasted cashews or any nuts of your choice or sunflower seeds
  • Honey Vinaigrette.  Here is the link to the recipe for  Honey Vinaigrette

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Orange Salad with Olives & Mint Orange Vinaigrette

Orange Salad with Olives & Mint Orange Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

  • 4 large navel oranges, skin removed and cut into big round wedges
  • 4 cups spring greens leaves or any salad greens
  • 1/4 cup olives
  • Orange and Mint Vinaigrette – Ingredients
    • Juice of 1/2 orange
    • Juice of 1 lime
    • 5 mint leaves
    • 1 tbsp finely chopped chives
    • 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar or any white wine vinegar
    • 4 tbsp olive oil
    • Salt and pepper

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