Spring Salad with Mandarin Vinaigrette

By Micki Brown

Serves 4

Yields1 Serving
Salad Ingredients:
 1 ½ cups red lettuce, torn or chopped
 1 ½ cups Swiss chard, torn or chopped
 1 ½ cups dandelion greens, torn or chopped
 1 large Fuji apple, cored, quartered and sliced
 1 large avocado, diced
 ½ cup pumpkin seeds
 2 large Mandarin oranges, peeled and cut into chunks
 ½ cup dried cranberries
Mandarin Vinaigrette Ingredients:
 Juice and zest of 2 large Mandarin oranges
 2 tbsp coconut vinegar (apple cider vinegar works, too)
 2 tbsp raw honey (maple syrup if vegan)
 1 clove garlic, minced
 ¼ tsp sea salt
 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1

Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss gently.

2

In a 1-pint mason jar, combine vinaigrette ingredients and shake with lid on. When ready to serve, drizzle with vinaigrette.

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:
 1 ½ cups red lettuce, torn or chopped
 1 ½ cups Swiss chard, torn or chopped
 1 ½ cups dandelion greens, torn or chopped
 1 large Fuji apple, cored, quartered and sliced
 1 large avocado, diced
 ½ cup pumpkin seeds
 2 large Mandarin oranges, peeled and cut into chunks
 ½ cup dried cranberries
Mandarin Vinaigrette Ingredients:
 Juice and zest of 2 large Mandarin oranges
 2 tbsp coconut vinegar (apple cider vinegar works, too)
 2 tbsp raw honey (maple syrup if vegan)
 1 clove garlic, minced
 ¼ tsp sea salt
 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1

Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss gently.

2

In a 1-pint mason jar, combine vinaigrette ingredients and shake with lid on. When ready to serve, drizzle with vinaigrette.

Notes

Spring Salad with Mandarin Vinaigrette