Strawberry Romaine Salad
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Strawberry Romaine Salad
Description
Strawberry Romaine Salad blends bite-sized pieces of romaine lettuce with sliced strawberries, grapes, and green onions, with walnuts or pecans added optionally for crunch and nutty flavor. The salad ingredients bring both fresh, crisp textures and juicy fruitiness.
The dressing is prepared by shaking orange juice, rice vinegar, sugar, dry Italian dressing mix, and vegetable oil in a jar until combined. This dressing introduces a sweet and tangy profile with herbaceous notes complementing the salad's components. Pouring the dressing over individual servings allows for a fresh, lightly coated salad.
This salad works well as a refreshing side or a light lunch, offering a mix of textures from crisp greens and fruit to crunchy nuts. The combination of fruit and greens with the flavorful dressing makes it versatile for varied meal settings.
Ingredients
- 2 romaine lettuce cut or torn into bite-sized pieces, heads
- 1 pint strawberries sliced
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 cup grapes sliced (optional, purple, seedless
- 1/2 cup walnuts optional, or pecans
- 1 Tbsp. Italian dressing dry
- 3 Tbsp. orange juice
- 3 Tbsp. rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the lettuce, grapes, strawberries, green onions and optional nuts.
- In a pint-sized jar, add the orange juice, rice vinegar, and sugar. Shake and let sit so the sugar can dissolve.
- After a few minutes, add the dry Italian dressing and vegetable oil, and shake again.
- Pour over individual servings of salad.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Sodium | 209mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 609mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 15515IU | 310% |
| Vitamin C | 45.8mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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