Garden Salad Sharing my favorite on Friday Fiesta

Salad is something that has become a part of our dinner these days. So I started exploring new ideas and variations for the same.One such recipe is this where you can use almost whatever you have.Very simple and versatile. Each time when you add  something new to this salad , it becomes more tastier :)

I have used a fresh homemade vinaigrette with lemon and orange.The mild sweetness from the orange and sourness from lemon and the aroma and zing from the lemon rind just works wonderful with this salad.

Now lets get to the recipe

Ingredients

Purple cabbage (Thinly shredded )            - 1 cup
Carrot (julienned )                                    - 3/4 cup
Granny Smith Apple(julienned)                  - 1 cup
Lettuce (Thinly shredded)                          - 1 cup
kalamata olives                                             Few
Pickled jalapeno                                           Few
Croutons                                                      Few
Parmesan cheese                                          As needed

For Vinaigrette

Lemon Juice                                           2 Tbsp
Orange Juice (Freshly squeezed)             1 Tbsp
Olive Oil                                                 2 Tbsp
lemon Zest                                              1 tsp
Salt
Pepper

Method

Mix all the ingredients for  vinaigrette in a small bowl and whisk together completely.

In a wide bowl , take all the vegetables and add the vinaigrette and mix thoroughly.

Top it up with croutons and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.


Note

You can add cherry tomatoes and baby spinach too. Also be liberal with your cheese.