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Spring Salad with Edible Flowers

A light spring mix salad with colorful edible flowers!

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 45 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 5 ounce clamshell pack of baby spring greens mix
  • 1 small sweet onion such as Vidalia Maui, or any generic sweet onion
  • assorted edible flowers
  • 1/4 cup dressing of your choice

Instructions

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  1. Peel and slice the onion into paper thin rounds. The easiest way to do this is with a mandoline slicer. if you don't have one, just get them as thin as you can. Separate the rings.
  2. Put the dressing at the bottom of a very large salad bowl.
  3. Put the greens and onions into the bowl, but don't mix with the dressing.
  4. Scatter the edible flowers across the top of the salad.
  5. Bring the salad to the table and toss with the dressing just before serving.
  6. Alternately you can serve the dressing on the side.

Notes

  • Be careful to only use the blossoms of these edible flowers...other parts of the plant, such as the leaves, etc.,  may be inedible.
  • To store edible flowers for a short time, either put them in water, if they still have their stems, and put that in the refrigerator, or line a plastic storage container with a damp paper towel and lay them out in a single layer, cover, and put in the refrigerator. Plan to use them asap.
  • If you have a green thumb, you can buy collections of edible seeds to grow an edible flower garden right in your own yard.

Nutrition Information

Calories 45kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0.01g Sodium 108mg (5%) Potassium 120mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 1753IU (35%) Vitamin C 5mg (6%) Calcium 21mg (2%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 45

% Daily Value*

Calories 45kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Potassium 120mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 1753IU 35%
Vitamin C 5mg 6%
Calcium 21mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.