Summer Breeze Salad
When it comes to holiday gatherings with my family, I'm often asked to bring some sort of salad, and it's usually Mandarin Orange Salad. Even though it's healthy, it does contain vinegar and sugar. Summer Breeze Salad is the Daniel Fast friendly version of my signature dish.
- 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce, packed packed
- 2 cups spinach leaves, stems removed, torn, packed stems removed, torn, packed
- 3 clementines, peeled, separated into segments, halved (about 2 ½ cups)
- ½ cup sliced celery
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons raw sunflower seed kernels
Lemon-Parsley Salad Dressing
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes (or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, combine lettuce, spinach, clementine segments, celery, green onions, almonds, and sunflower seed kernels. Set aside.
To make dressing, all ingredients to a glass bowl, and use a whisk to stir. Pour dressing over salad, and toss before serving.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1 ½ cups)
- Substitute clementines with fresh mandarin or navel oranges.
- Another option is to use Orange-Poppy Seed Salad Dressing.
- Use raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas) instead of sunflower seeds (or use both).