Mixed Greens and Fruit Salad
"This recipe comes from The Diabetic Cookbook. It can be easily adapted for any occassion or season. The variety of fruit and berries can be endless. I have often added grilled chicken or shrimp to make a complete meal. Hope you enjoy!"
photo by MelinOhio
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 cups torn mixed salad greens
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1⁄2 cup sliced zucchini
- 1 cup mixed fruit (Blueberries; Strawberries, quartered; blackberries; raspberries; pineapple; mandarin orange segments)
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Dressing
- 1⁄3 cup orange juice
- 4 teaspoons salad oil
- 4 teaspoons brown mustard
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons snipped of fresh mint or 1/4 teaspoon dried mint, crushed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
directions
- In a large salad bowl, mixed together mixed greens, mushrooms, zucchini and fruit.
- In a jar combine the dressing ingredients; cover and shake until combined.
- Pour over salad just before serving, toss to coat.
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Reviews
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I didn't really like the dressing. -
I make this salad often, I use lite orange juice and keep the dressing seperate until just before serving, everyone loves this salad. Thanks for a great recipe.
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This was darn near dessert!! Loved it! I used mandarin oranges and pineapple! The dressing was very good!! Thank you!! -
I agree with Latchy, this dressing is fabulous, and the mint adds soooo much. The only "brownish" mustard I had on hand was Luzianne Creole mustard, and it worked very well. I used the mushrooms and raw zucchini, plus pineapple and mandarin oranges, and a small amount of plain baked chicken since the salad was for our lunches. Hubby liked it, I liked it, and i'm so glad that you posted this recipe, Paula! Thanks also to ellie for suggesting this recipe in Recipe Request! -
This was very good and healthy also. I used frozen mixed berries (thawed a little). I used the mint in the dressing and enjoyed the flavor that added.
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Very good salad that is very adaptable for what is on hand. I didn't have any mint so I used some lemon balm instead. For the salad I used spinach, 1 green pepper, 2 zucchini, 1 kiwi, 1 orange, 1 apple and 2 tomatoes. Wonderful! This made a huge salad so there is enough for lunch tomorrow too. Thanks for sharing! We will be having this often this sumer, just changing the veggies and fruits!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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