Categories: ***, Faves, July2016, Salad, Summer

Ingredients

• Ingredients for the salad:
• 2 medium heads of hearts of romaine, thinly sliced
• 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro, substitute basil, if desired
• 1 small bunch green (spring) onions
• 1 medium mango, peeled, cored and diced
• 2-3 ears corn, kernels removed
• 1/2 medium avocado, peeled, cored and diced
• 1/2 medium English (seedless) cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 medium bell pepper, core, stem and seeds removed and cut into bite size strips, I like to use a few different colored peppers, enough to equal 1 whole pepper
• Ingredients for the vinaigrette:
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1/4 cup lemon (juice)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• generous grind of freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Combine all vinaigrette ingredients in a glass jar. Shake well.

2. Combine all salad ingredients in a large serving bowl.

3. Add ¼ cup of vinaigrette, toss to coat. Add more dressing if desired and/or pass extra dressing at the table.

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