Fantastically Fresh Summer Salad

Submitted by Nif_H

"This salad is easy to put together and tastes delicious. Don't let the list of ingredients fool you - they are items that you typically have on hand. In the salad, the combination of radishes, strawberries and avocado are a mixture of complimentary tastes and textures. Personally, I don't toss salads with the toppings because the toppings always seem to fall to the bottom of the bowl and you miss out on them."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup canola oil
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1⁄4 cup onion, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon grainy mustard or 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Salad

• 1 head romaine lettuce (cut or torn into bite-sized pieces)
• 1⁄2 cup radish, thinly sliced
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup aged white cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup smoked cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes

directions

1. Mix all ingredients for the dressing in a blender or food processor. Blend for at least 2 minutes.
2. Place the lettuce in a large salad bowl. Add dressing and toss.
3. Top with radishes, strawberries, avocado and cheddar cheese. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Excellent salad! The ingredients go very well together. I used aged white cheddar horseradish cheese and that was perfect. I cut the amount of oil in half, but that's all I changed. Thanx for posting!

 

[Food.com]

Congrats! Your tasty is feaured on our homepage today as the "Recipe of the Day" (7/7/11)

 

[FLUFFSTER]

This is a beautiful salad! It tastes as good as it looks! We haven't had many good avocados this year, but I had plenty for this salad. The dressing is so good! I had 2 lunch guests yesterday and this is what I served them, along with some great french bread. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful, delicious salad, a real keeper! Made for an event at KK's site!

 

[Larry Spaghetti]

Excellent! We brought this to a "summer vegetables" dinner, and it was gone in minutes. We tore the leaves off of the hearts of romaine (the crunchy white parts down the middle) and didn't have quite enough lettuce, so next time we'll use two heads of romaine lettuce. Thanks for a unique recipe!

 

[BakinBaby]

The dressing is out of this world. The strawberries weren't the best, so I omitted them. Next time I see really tasty berries at the market, I'll certainly make this again. Made for holiday tag, thanks Nif...another Nif-keeper.