Thursday, June 26, 2014

Fearless Wellness: Strawberry Cucumber Salad


 

Simplicity and freshness are the heroes in this salad that is as lovely to look at as it is to eat.
Ingredients:
4½ cups (1½ pounds) California strawberries, stemmed and quartered

1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into ½-inch dice

¾ cup Italian parsley leaves
4 green onions, chopped

6 radishes, thinly sliced 
2 cups of spinach

Vinaigrette:

3 tablespoons rice vinegar

1½ teaspoons chopped fresh dill

1½ teaspoons chopped fresh mint
 
½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon sweet paprika

½ teaspoon salt - optiona
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¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
To make salad: In large bowl, toss salad ingredients with vinaigrette until coated. Mound salad on 6 chilled plates, dividing it equally. Serve immediately. To make vinaigrette: In bowl, whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients except oil. Whisk in oil until blended. Makes 6 servings.


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