Monday, April 8, 2013

Seriously Succulent Sides Part III: Farmers Market Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

A salad is obviously one of the easiest thing to throw together. Anything you want, tossed with any dressing you want- Voile. Well, it's not quite like that... the key to a great salad is different textures, and a series of complementary flavors. The recipe below owes its awesomeness to the zesty dressing, the crunch of pecans, the peppery lettuce and the cool cucumbers. Flavor + Texture






Salad

1/2 Head Red Leaf Lettuce, chopped
1 Tomato, sliced
2 Ears of Corn, boiled and corn cut from the cobb
1/4 C. Toasted Pecans (leftover from last nights Brussel Sprouts Recipe)
1 C. Baby Spinach
1/2 Cucumber, thinly sliced

Dressing

1 Avocado
1/4 C. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tbsp. Cilantro, chopped
1 Lime, juiced
2 Tbsp. Water
1 Clove Garlic, minced
A Pinch of Salt
Crushed Pepper

Mix the salad together. Whisk all the dressing ingredients together until smooth.

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