Salads Side Dishes Veggies

Copycat Crispers Summer Salad

From the kitchen of Stephanie Knewasser

Spring or Summer Mix Greens (green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, butterhead, romaine)

canned mandarin oranges, drained

apple, cubed

strawberries, sliced

red grapes, halved

red onion, sliced

pecans, candied or plain, broken in half

crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

deli turkey or grilled chicken, cubed

CITRUS DRESSING: 

4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp white wine vinegar with the mother

1 Tbsp orange juice, fresh squeezed

1 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh squeezed

1 Tbsp honey

pinch ground mustard

1 small garlic clove, minced

4 shakes of salt

4 shakes of pepper

Use an immersion blender to imulsify the dressing.

Keep refrigerated.

Use within 3 days.

NOTES:

  • What is white wine vinegar with the mother? Here’s the one I buy, with a description. Wegmans
  • The salad in the photo was made with chopped Spicy Fried Chicken.