Blackberry Vinaigrette Salad

Blackberry Vinaigrette Salad

• Cuisine
  • American
• Course
  • Salad
• Suitable for Diet
  • Vegetarian
• Tags
  • Garden Fresh
  • Healthy
  • Quick Meal
  • Salads
  • Vegetarian

Getting Started

What You’ll Need

• For the Dressing
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 1/4 cup Blackberry Balsamic vinegar (or regular balsamic)
• 2 Tablespoons honey or brown sugar (more if desired)
• Or a sugar substitute such as Splenda
• Pinch of sea salt and cracked black pepper
• Assortment of fresh greens
• 1 small zucchini (sliced or chopped)
• 1 small red onion (sliced)
• 1 8 oz. package blue cheese
• Feta or Goat cheese works well in this recipe also
• 1 small package fresh blackberries

Method

Preparing the spices

1

Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.

2

Assemble the number of plates needed with the fresh greens; whisk the dressing again and drizzle over the salad. Top with the zucchini, red onion slices, blue cheese crumbles and a few fresh blackberries.

3

Store leftover dressing in a pint jar in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Warm to room temperature and whisk again or shake before serving