Blueberry Salsa Salad

Ok, being unable to pull up the ilovenawlins website is really starting to bug me.

I’ll spend some time this week looking for other places where you can find a spice blend like what they offer there. In the meantime, I present a recipe for a salad that I thought sounded like it might be pretty tasty.

Blueberry Salsa Salad

Serves 6

1 large fresh orange
2 cups fresh blueberries
2 medium sized green or red apples, diced
½ cup chopped sweet onion
2 tbs chopped cilantro
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
3 tbs apple juice
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
10 ounces tender baby greens (spring mix from bags)
16 ounces of low fat cottage cheese, or 4 ounces crumbled Gorgonzola
Black pepper

Peel and section orange, then cut sections into small pieces. Place into a large bowl and stir in blueberries, apples, onion, and cilantro.

In small bowl, whisk vinegar, apple juice, oil, sugar and salt. Pour dressing over blueberry mixture and stir gently to coat. Let stand 10 minutes.

Arrange baby greens on 6 salad plates. Spoon blueberry mixture over greens. Spoon remaining dressing evenly over salads. Top with cheese and black pepper if desired.

Source: Cooking Light Magazine, July 2003

Notes from the Hare

I will find alternatives for those spice blends, dagnabbit…