Blueberry Salad Dressing
This beautifully simple dressing will wow your guests and make the salad skeptics think twice about turning their noses up at leafy greens.
Ingredients
- 1 cup wild blueberries thawed if frozen
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- Juice from one lemon
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Salad Idea:
- 4 cups spinach and beet leaf mix
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- 2 cups dandelion greens and flowers optional
- Handful of dead nettle tops optional
Instructions
- In a large plastic cup/bowl place thawed or fresh blueberries and blend up with immersion blender. You can do the same thing in a regular blender as well.
- In a large mason jar, mix vinegar, lemon juice and honey well…using a spoon at first, then put lid on and shake it well.
- Add the blended blueberries, a touch of salt and pepper, basil, and olive oil to the jar, put lid back on and mix by shaking it thoroughly.
- For salad, pick through your fresh greens and make sure there are no wilted or browned leaves.
- Gather dandelion and other edibles if you wish to add. Mix salad greens together well.
- Sprinkle on almonds.
- Serve salad in individual bowls or one large bowl with dressing on the side.
Notes
- Tastes extra special with a few whole blueberries on top and a sprinkling of feta cheese.
- Nutrition is for dressing only.
Nutrition
Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 0.2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 22mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.3mg
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