Vegetable Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
This vegetarian Vegetable Salad with Honey Lime Dressing recipe is sweet, sassy and full of legumes, greens, vegetables and grains.
Servings: 4
Calories: 228kcal
Ingredients
- Honey Lime Dressing:
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon pomegranate juice
- ½ teaspoon garlic puree
- ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper to taste
- Salad:
- 4 cups arugula
- 1 ½ cups cooked Harvest Grains Blend or a a mixture your favorite grains/legumes
- 1 cup grated carrots
- ½ cup red bell pepper cut into ¼ inch dice
- ½ cup shelled edamame
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves
- ½ cup fresh parsley leaves
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- ½ cup sunflower seeds and/or pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- For the Dressing:
- Combine the lime juice and honey in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the salt, vinegar, pomegranate juice and garlic puree. Whisk to combine.
- Slowly drizzle in the 2 Tablespoons grapeseed oil. Taste, adding more salt/pepper if desired.
- For the salad, combine the arugula, harvest grains blend, carrots, bell pepper, edamame, mint and parsley leaves in a large bowl and toss to combine. Drizzle with 6 Tablespoons of the Honey Lime Dressing and toss. Taste, adding more dressing if desired. Divide salad among 4 plates and sprinkle each plate with 2 Tablespoons of the pomegranate seeds and sunflower/pumpkin seeds
Notes
The original salad had garbanzo beans and lentils along with the Israeli couscous, but I used Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Blend which has Israeli couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo beans and quinoa. Feel free to substitute whatever legumes/grains you like. That's the beauty of this salad - you can mix and match to your heart's content!
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 10g | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 7275IU | Vitamin C: 47.4mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2.9mg