Commander's Palace California Salad With Honey-Yogurt Dressing

PaulaG's Note:

This recipe comes from The Commander's Palace New Orleans Cookbook. This is one of my favorite places to eat. A true dining experience. The salad is easy and quite impressive.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Honey-Yogurt Dressing

• 1 pint plain yogurt (I use low-fat)
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons honey
• salt
• white pepper

Salad

• 1 head boston lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
• 4 avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced
• 1 cup grapefruit section
• 1/2 cup walnut halves (I use pecans)
• 1/4 cup seedless raisin

Directions:

1. Add all the dressing ingredients into blender container.
2. Pulse several times or until well blended.
3. Mix salad ingredients in a large salad bowl.
4. Serve on chilled plates with dressing on the side.

Reviews

[KillerTasteBuds]

I didn't enjoy this salad as much as I thought I was going to. I love all the ingredients, it just didn't come together very well. I probably won't attempt to make it again.

[Aim Two Peas]

This was a delightful summer salad. I used a Chef John Folse’s plain strained yogurt (local in near N.O., LA). I also used golden raisins that I had on hand. I used the salted/sugar pecans and could not have been more pleased. Like one of the other reviewers I was not sure how the avocados would blend with grapefruit. I was pleasantly surprised. This is definitely a five star keeper.

[Nice and Easy 84]

I made the dressing to eat with a mango/avocado salad recipe I got on this site. Since I got hungry for a snack after making it, I tossed a cut up apple in it because I overblended and threw a little pumpkin pie spice on it. Really awesome snack and a good way to use extra dressing since I'm the only one in the house that eats light (unfortunately) and I basically have to consume anything I make including fruits and veggies myself. Can't wait to have it on my salad later on, thanks!