Pansy Salad
Pansy Salad with blood orange vinaigrette will bring some color to your menus using edible flowers that thrive year round! The View from Great Island
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Pansy Salad
- 6 cups baby arugula
- 1 apple, very thinly sliced
- 1 carrot
- 1/4 red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1 handful of assorted fresh herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme, leaves only
- 1-2 ounces creamy goat cheese (use crushed pistachios for vegan)
- pansies, stems removed
Vinagrette
- 1/4 cup juice of 1 blood orange
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2-3 tbsp champagne vinegar (or other mild white vinegar)
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Whisk together the vinaigrette, adjusting any of the ingredients to your taste.
- Pile the greens into a wide salad bowl.
- Peel and shave the carrot into thin strips using a vegetable peeler. Add to the greens along with the apple slices, onion, and herbs. Toss. with the dressing and garnish the salad with crumbles of goat cheese and the pansies. Serve immediately.
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