After stuffing myself a bit-too-much during the holidays, I’m now in a mood to eat light and healthy.So when my friends suggested citrus as the theme for this month’s blog-hop, I was super excited, because I could post my favorite salad and at the same time not deviate from my healthy-eating plan.When I say healthy food, salad comes to my mind and what better way to start the New Year with a healthy salad recipe.What can I say about this beauty!I call it the King of all Salads as it has all the things you look for in a salad or at least all the things that I look for in my salad.Its sweet, tangy, crunchy, peppery all-in-one.It has the ability to transform a dull meal into this lively elegant supper!
Pair it with your favorite rice,pasta or sandwich and there you have it!A piquant tasting salad that’s beautiful in taste and looks.The dressing in this salad has now become my favorite dressing for all kinds of salads!The hint of ketchup and the sweetness of the honey combined with the tanginess of the vinegar and lime juice makes all the difference and gives it lots of flavor.
Citrus Bloghop-Orange Lettuce Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- Minneola Orange-1 peeled and sliced into rounds
- Lettuce-2 cups
- Crumbled Feta-3 tbsp
- Pimento stuffed Green Olives-10-12
- Ready salted sunflower seeds-2 tbsp
- Golden raisins soaked in water-2 tbsp
Honey Lime Dressing:
- Lime juice-1 tsp
- White Wine Vinegar-1 tsp
- Honey-1 tsp
- Ketchup- 1tsp
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil-3 tbsp
- Salt and pepper-to taste
Instructions
- Assemble all the salad ingredients and arrange on a platter.Whisk together the dressing and pour all over.Enjoy with your favorite meal!
I am so excited to share this recipe as part of our citrus bloghop for this month.I am co-hosting this event with these amazing bloggers and request you to check out their amazing creations.
You can link up any of your citrus recipes from the month of January 2012.Our twitter hashtag is #Citruslove.
A Little Bit of Everything ~ Roxana ~ @RoxanaGreenGir astigvegan.com ~ Astig Vegan ~ @astigvegan
Baker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29BigFatBaker ~ Erin ~ @BigFatBakerCafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlogCake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchessCakeballs, Cookies and More ~ SueEasily Good EatsElephant Eats ~ AmyGeorgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakesHobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19Mike’s Baking ~ Mike ~ @mikesbakingMis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakkNo One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ TR ~ @TRCrumbleyOh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshoseParsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives ~ Lisa ~ @parsleynsagePeaches and Donuts ~ Sylvia ~ @PeachesandDonutSavoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @SpicegirlflaSimply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreemSmart Food and Fit ~ Lisa ~ @LisaNutritionSoni’s Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood That Skinny Chick Can Bake ~ Liz ~ @ThatskinnychickThe Art of Cooking Real Food ~ Laura ~ @TAofCRFThe More Than Occasional Baker ~ Ros ~ @bakingaddictThe Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrd The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarianVegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattackVegetarian Mamma ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMammaYou Made That? ~ Suzanne ~ @YouMadeThatblog
Sending this post to February Food of the Month (Salad)
nice opinion.. thanks for sharing....
Thanks so much MJ!Love your blog!
What a delicious looking salad! I love adding citrus to salad or just having a citrus salad like this. Great pics!
Thanks Roxana!
Such a beautiful salad. love the combination of flavors
Thanks Richa and Lisa!I would describe the dressing as very tangy, with a sweet acidic hit from the ketchup!
That salad looks awesome – I love sweet and savory salads (the feta with it all is making my mouth water), but the dressing..so unique, I’m dying to try it! I’ve used ketchup with mayo to make thousand island and russian dressing, so this one definitely intrigues me! It was great co-hosting #citruslove with you!
love the colorful salad!
Thanks Anshu and Terra!
What a gorgeous salad, with a great mix of flavors! Hugs, Terra
Amazing, healthy and delicious salad soni! mouth watering too..
Thanks Shulie!
Thanks Cindy,Jay and Susan!
omg…sooooooper inviting recipe..;)
Tasty Appetite
How fun! We both started #citruslove month with an orange salad! I love how yours looks. I’ve NEVER thought of adding some ketchup into my dressing, but it looks fantastic. I’m definitely making this. Sending you some #citruslove!
Oh yum! That is making me hungry!! Thanks for stopping by today! Passing the citrus love right back at ya! 🙂
Cindy
Love this citrus salad. I mean to make salads more often but always fail. Happy blog hopping. It’s a great group!
Thanks Jessica!Yeah the ketchup adds just that 🙂
Thanks Sawsan for stopping by 🙂
Thanks Junia for all your hard work!We all are having so much fun!
i was going to make a grapefruit salad too, but the pictures were not coming out well for me at all. yours looks fabulous! i love starting the new year on a healthy note :). sending some #citruslove to you!
Thanks Liz!
Hello Soni..
This is my first time one your blog and I am really glad I found it
I was looking for a salad recipe and found your yummy and colorful creation
Beautiful salad! I was a bit nervous about the ketchup but now that I’ve read through the recipe sounds like it gives a nice sweet-acid hit to the dressing. Lovely!
Gorgeous salad, Soni! Fun to join you for this fun bloghop!!!
Thanks Reem!
Lovely Salad!!!!
So fresh and healthy, I am so loving your dressing. I bet it will taste divine with just about anything. 😉
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments 🙂
So happy to be doing Citruslove with you all!
What a delish orange lettuce salad! Thanks for sharing. Glad to do citrus-love with you!
Such and interesting combination – I can almost taste it just reading the ingredients and looking at your lovely pictures. Must make this soon!
The salad looks gorgeous Soni! So so beautifully presented.
Yum this salad looks wonderful to me. The ketchup has me wondering and wanting to try it 🙂
This is a beauty of a salad! I love the mix of green olives and raisins. I’m ready for lighter eating also!
This looks wonderfully delicious and healthy and the colours are so vibrant! I’m not much of a salad person but I’ll probably want seconds with this 🙂
Omg, Sonia we both had citrus salads on our minds! lol. I like how you added the feta with the organges and olives too, salty, sweet and tangy…mmm. I too am intrigued by the ketchup in your vinaigrette dressing, I’ll have to try that one!
A wonderful and refreshing salad!!
Thanks Amy, me too 🙂
I love oranges in salad! This looks delicious 🙂
Thanks Cucina!The humble old ketchup is what keeps this dressing alive and kicking 🙂
That is one seriously lovely salad–I would never have considered using ketchup in a dressing!
Thanks Georgie and Sue 🙂
Thanks EA and Happy Citruslove to you as well 🙂
yum!
Beautiful! Now I know what to do with all my left over oranges! So healthy and flavorful – wonderful combination!
Gorgeous salad, and I’m super intrigued by your dressing with ketchup-definitely need tom try that! I’m looking forward to your tapas recipes too! Happy #citruslove!