Dressing Ingredients:
1 cup of packed fresh cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice (I used 3 whole, hand squeezed limes)
1/4 cup orange juice (I used 1/2 large, hand squeezed orange)
1 clove of minced garlic (again, I used my handy dandy garlic 'zoom' toy -seen in previous post)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Simply pack all the ingredients at once into your food processor (or blender)...
...Let it spin for about 10 seconds or so...
...and you have a beautifully colorful, DELICIOUS, and flavorful vinaigrette made from fresh ingredients:
Now pour it over your salad of choice. I think this dressing goes great over a fresh southwestern salad.
Of course, you can add or subtract any ingredients to your liking, but this is how I like to create my southwestern salad (I like to add lots of color; Typically, more color means more nutrients):
Colorful Nutritious Salad:
-2 heads iceberg lettuce, chopped (I've tried it with Romaine lettuce before, but I found that the Romaine didn't quite compliment the tex-mex flavors in this salad)
-1 large tomato, diced (good source of Vitamins A & C, and Lycopene -a cancer fighting antioxidant)
-1 avocado, peeled and diced (high in GOOD monounsturated fats)
-1 red bell pepper, diced (high in Vitamin C)
-1 can black beans, drained (high in Protein and Fiber)
-1 can corn, drained (Whole Grain, and a good source of Fiber and Protein)
-1 handful of cilantro, chopped (helps remove trace heavy metals, and fights infections)
Salads are so easy to tailor to your own preferences. For example, I usually like to add either grilled chicken or ground turkey with taco seasonings to this salad, but if you are a vegetarian this can be a great vegetarian-friendly dish without the meat because it is already full of protein from the black beans and corn- and if you wish to add more protein you can even add in some kidney beans, or some cheese too!
And it's a money-saving meal too:
Salad:
2 heads Iceberg Lettuce | $1.98 |
1 large Tomato | $0.50 |
1 Avocado | $0.88 |
1 Red Bell Pepper | $1.00 |
1 can Black Beans | $0.59 |
1 can Corn | $0.44 |
handful Cilantro (1/2 bundle) | $0.50 |
Cilantro (1/2 bundle) | $0.50 |
¼ cup Lime Juice (3 limes) | $0.99 |
¼ cup OJ (1/2 Orange from Grandma Joanie’s yard) | $0.00 |
½ tsp Salt | $0.01 |
½ tsp Pepper | $0.01 |
1 clove Garlic | $0.05 |
½ cup EVOO | $0.71 |
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Grand Total | $8.16 |
or 6 very generous servings of salad with dressing, which weigh in at just $1.36 per serving
Love your pictures you do with your blog. Makes it so easy to understand each step. Thanks for posting this!
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