Vibrant Harvest Tropical Salad Bowl

 About The Recipe

This recipe is for a super colorful and tasty Tropical Salad Bowl that serves one.

It's got a mix of fresh greens like romaine lettuce and baby spinach, along with cherry tomatoes, cooked beets, radishes, black olives, baby bell peppers, diced pineapple, and hard-boiled eggs. You top it all off with scallions and micro-greens. Season it with some salt and pepper, and drizzle on an herb and garlic dressing made from olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and herbs. Just toss everything together for a delicious and healthy meal! Enjoy making your salad!

Ingredients 

• 1 cup of Romain lettuce, chopped
• 1 cup of baby spinach, roughly torn
• 2 medium beets, cooked beets, sliced
• ¼ cup of radish, thinly sliced (about 2 nice-sized radishes)
• ¼ cup black olives, sliced
• ½ cup of baby bell peppers, sliced (red, yellow, orange)
• 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 hard-boiled egg, sliced
• ¼ cup scallions, sliced
• ¼ cup micro-greens
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Salad Dressing of your choice see recipe below

Equipment

Individual salad bowl

Instructions

          1.     In a large bowl, combine Romain lettuce and baby spinach.

2.     Add sliced beets, radishes, black olives, and baby bell peppers.

          3.     Gently fold in freshly diced pineapple and cherry tomatoes.

4.     Arrange quartered hard-boiled eggs on top.

          5.     Sprinkle sliced scallions and microgreens over the salad.

6.     Season with salt and pepper.

7.     Toss gently just before serving, and add salad dressing of your choice.

Salad Dressing recommendations

Herb and Garlic salad dressing (Makes about 8 servings, about 2 tablespoons each)

          1.     ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

2.     ¼ cup red wine vinegar

3.     1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar

4.     ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

5.     2 tablespoons dried oregano

6.     2 cloves of garlic, grated

7.     1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard

8.     1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt

9.     1 teaspoon of herbal seasoning blend

10.  2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

 Place the above ingredients in a blender or food processor, cover with a lid, and blend until smooth.