Categories: ***, Faves, July2016, Salad, Summer
Ingredients
- Ingredients for the salad:
- 2 medium heads of hearts of romaine, thinly sliced
- 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro, substitute basil, if desired
- 1 small bunch green (spring) onions
- 1 medium mango, peeled, cored and diced
- 2-3 ears corn, kernels removed
- 1/2 medium avocado, peeled, cored and diced
- 1/2 medium English (seedless) cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
- 1 medium bell pepper, core, stem and seeds removed and cut into bite size strips, I like to use a few different colored peppers, enough to equal 1 whole pepper
- Ingredients for the vinaigrette:
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 cup lemon (juice)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- generous grind of freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions
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Combine all vinaigrette ingredients in a glass jar. Shake well.
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Combine all salad ingredients in a large serving bowl.
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Add ΒΌ cup of vinaigrette, toss to coat. Add more dressing if desired and/or pass extra dressing at the table.