March Forth! Salad With Orange-Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 15 Minutes

Servings: 4

Vinaigrette recipe adapted from . Best prepared at least one hour in advance of serving. The salad recipe is my quick invention this afternoon to use produce on hand in the refrigerator. I stumbled upon small organic parsnips recently and was very excited to find them! If you cannot find small parsnips (no more than 5 long), you're better off omitting them from the recipe. Created on 4 March 2009.

Ingredients:

4 cups mixed greens

1 cup baby spinach leaves

1 small organic parsnip, peeled and shaved

1/4 cup red onions or 2 small shallots, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons sliced black olives (for 'tasty')

2 medium celery ribs, sliced (include leaves!)

1/2 orange, peeled and cut into bite size chunks

1/2 small cucumber, sliced

2 tablespoons agave nectar (not vegan if using honey) or 2 tablespoons honey (not vegan if using honey)

1 1/4 teaspoons grated orange zest

1/2 teaspoon orange blossom water

3 tablespoons fresh orange juice

1 tablespoon poppy seed

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 pinch salt

fresh cracked black pepper

1/4 cup grapeseed oil or 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. In a non-reactive bowl whisk together the agave nectar or honey, grated orange zest, fresh orange juice, poppy seeds, red wine vinegar, and salt.
2. Gradually whisk in olive oil until emulsified.
3. Combine the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl.
4. Serve vinaigrette on side.
5. Servings estimated.

By RecipeOfHealth.com