Signature Salad
Rated 3.6 stars by 46 users
Prep Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
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3 cups arugula or mixed greens
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3 cups spinach
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3 cups romaine, rinsed and chopped
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Coarse salt
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Fresh ground black pepper
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Ground ginger
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¼ cup EACH - red, green and yellow Bell peppers diced
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¼ cup cocktail peanuts (roasted and salted) whole
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¼ cup walnuts, chopped
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⅓ cup cashews, chopped
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⅓ cup golden raisins
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½ cup green or red grapes, cut half
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1 crisp apple, skin on, diced Honey
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Juice of 1 fresh lemon
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Olive oil
Directions
On a medium size platter or a medium size shallow bowl, spread out the arugula. Lightly sprinkle with coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper, and dried ginger. Sprinkle on the diced bell peppers. Drizzle with honey. This is the first of 3 layers.
Spread out the spinach. Lightly sprinkle with coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper and ground ginger. Sprinkle on the nuts. Drizzle with honey.
Spread out the romaine. Lightly sprinkle with coarse salt fresh ground black pepper and ground ginger. Sprinkle on the raisins, grapes and apple. Drizzle with honey.
Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil. Serve immediately.
Recipe Note
Serve with: Warm Nann bread page 239, Artisan Beer Bread page 247.
Variations: The key to this salad is the 3 different kinds of lettuce and the nuts. Use what you have on hand. Butter lettuce is a nice substitute. Pecans and pistachios are a nice variation as well. Add chopped cilantro and mint to the greens for more flavor, if desired. If using carrots cut in half, steam, then dice. Add diced kiwi, tomato or avocado.