Contest-Winning Garden State Salad

Name: Contest-Winning Garden State Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons cranberry juice; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon honey; 2 green onions, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; SALAD:; 1 medium head iceberg lettuce, shredded; 2 medium carrots, shredded; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 2 green onions, thinly sliced; 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced; 1 small cucumber, sliced

New Jersey is the Garden State, so I enjoy preparing this vegetable salad using some of my state’s best products.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons cranberry juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
SALAD:
1 medium head iceberg lettuce, shredded
2 medium carrots, shredded
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 small cucumber, sliced

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the first nine ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
In a large salad bowl, combine the lettuce, carrots, celery, onions, tomatoes and cucumber. Just before serving, whisk dressing and pour over salad; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 116 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 132mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as New Jersey Garden State Salad in Country February/March 2007

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Joscy

May 22, 2013

Although I now live in Upstate New York, grew up in the Garden State, so am always on *prowl* for wonderful salads from my home state. Thank you for sharing!