This salad works great as an easy lunch, a great weeknight side dish or even a weekend meal starter. Most of the ingredients are from the farmer’s market, so if you live in Texas (or southern Texas at least) the entire salad is in season!
This salad includes:
Arugula/Mixed Winter Greens
Mandarin Oranges
Walnuts
Gorgonzola Cheese
There is no exact amount of each ingredient, just add as you see fit. I would recommend using the gorgonzola sparingly as the taste is very strong.
I discovered making my own dressing about a year ago. It’s so easy, and a much healthier option. For this salad I used a very basic Vinaigrette:
Mix together:
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp maple syrup
6 tsp dijon mustard
Add salt and pepper to taste
Shake well!
Last week I picked up this great salad dressing mixer from Crate and Barrel. At a price of only $14.95, it is a really great investment. It’s great for mixing, serving and storing!
Hey Holly!
Question for you. When you make your salad dressing and try to store it, does the olive oil congeal when it’s in the refrigerator? We make ours with olive oil, red wine/apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, salt & pepper and we love it, but we have to make only one serving at a time because it gets funky if we try to save it for another time. I’d love to make a bigger batch and store it.
Hope you’re doing well!
Emily