Rainbow Salad Bowl with Maple Dijon Dressing
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This rainbow salad bowl with maple Dijon dressing makes a colorful main course salad. Or serve it on the side with a simple main course.
Servings: 2 main course salads or 4 side salads
Calories: 123kcal
Ingredients
Rainbow Salad
- 4 cups lettuce, spinach or other leafy greens washed and dried
- 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup broccoli florets lightly steamed, if desired
- ½ cucumber, washed and sliced
- ½ cup blueberries, washed and dried
- ½ cup red cabbage, chopped
- 2 radishes, washed and thinly sliced
- ½ cup roasted chick peas, can of beans, or cubed chicken optional
- ½ cup roasted red or orange beet, peeled and cubed optional
Maple Dijon Dressing
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Rainbow Salad
- Prepare all of the salad ingredients and arrange them on a plate or baking sheet if you are planning to arrange them in a pattern in your bowls.4 cups lettuce, spinach or other leafy greens, 1 carrot, peeled and sliced, 10 cherry tomatoes, halved, 1 red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, chopped, 1 cup broccoli florets, ½ cucumber, washed and sliced, ½ cup blueberries, washed and dried, ½ cup red cabbage, chopped, 2 radishes, washed and thinly sliced, ½ cup roasted chick peas, can of beans, or cubed chicken, ½ cup roasted red or orange beet, peeled and cubed
- Place half of the greens in your bowls or on your plates. Arrange the remaining bowl ingredients in a stripe or circular pattern over the greens following the rainbow pattern of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
Maple Dijon Dressing
- Add all of the maple Dijon dressing ingredients in a jar and shake or whisk vigorously to mix the dressing together.½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, ¼ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- Taste and adjust as needed, adding more oil or vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Shake or whisk again immediately prior to serving.
Notes
Serve this Rainbow Salad Bowl with the optional proteins for a main course salad. The nutritional information for this recipe does not include these added proteins.
Please see the post text for possible color substitutions for the rainbow salad ingredients.
The Maple Dijon Vinaigrette has an olive oil to vinegar ratio of 2 to 1. Add a quarter cup of additional olive oil if you prefer a traditional 3 to 1 ratio.
Nutrition
Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 895mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 7146IU | Vitamin C: 209mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2mg