Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Citrus Basil Salad

I saw this recipe on Jessie's blog and thought it looked like a great summer dinner. Perfect. My basil plant is still thriving, so we might be making this again soon.


6 cups romaine lettuce, rinsed and chopped
½ avocado, chopped
½ Fuji apple, chopped
4 bacon strips, cooked and chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
¼ cup each dried cranberries and roasted pumpkin seeds (I subbed sunflower seeds for the pumpkin seeds)

Dressing:
juice of 1 orange and ½ lime
2 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tbsp brown sugar

Combine all salad ingredients into a large bowl.

In a medium bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients until blended.

Toss salad with dressing

2 comments:

  1. Made this salad and the dressing for dinner last night and it was wonderful. I'm always looking for ways to use my basil this time of year.

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  2. Wonderful without the bacon too. Thanks for the yummy dressing recipe. It was a hit two days in a row with rave revues from company.

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