Mesclun Salad with Broccoli and Red Apple
- Yield: 6 servings
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
To save time the day of your dinner, prepare the dressing and steam the broccoli ahead, and refrigerate until you’re ready to toss the salad.
Ingredients
- 1/4cup vegetable oil
- 1/4cup orange juice
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1teaspoon honey
- 1/2teaspoon Djjon mustard
- 1/4teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 3cups small broccoli florets
- 12cups mesclun or spring mix
- 1medium red apple, cut into bite-size cubes
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk oil, orange juice, lemon juice, honey, mustard, salt and pepper until blended.
- Steam broccoli 3 minutes or until just tender; cool under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels.
- In a large bowl, combine mesclun, broccoli and apple. Add dressing and toss gently.
Recipe by Jean Kressy.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 130
- Glycemic Load 2.37
- Fat 10g
- Saturated Fat 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 110mg
- Potassium 320mg
- Carbohydrate 10g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 6g
- Protein 2g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 40%
- Vitamin C 80%
- Calcium 8%
- Iron 6%