Melissa's Corporate Chefs
Avocado, Maui Onion and Organic Tomato Salad with a Basil Vinaigrette
Category
Salad
Author:
Melissa's Corporate Chefs
Ingredients
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¼ Maui Onions, peeled and sliced thin
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1 Organic Tomatoes, sliced ¼" thick
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3 Organic Leaf Lettuce (use Red Leaf), cleaned
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1 Organic Avocado, sliced
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1 sprig Basil
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12 ounces Olive Oil
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4 ounces Balsamic Vinaigrette
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2 pumps Basil Extract
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⅛ teaspoon Salt
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⅛ teaspoon Pepper
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¼ teaspoon Dijon Mustard
Vinaigrette
Directions
Arrange lettuce leaves on a plate. Overlap alternate layers of the onion, tomato and avocado. Garnish with basil sprig.
Drizzle basil vinaigrette over the salad.
Serving suggestions:
Accompany salad with a warm loaf of crusty sourdough bread and European style butter.
Basil Vinaigrette
Place all ingredients except olive oil in a blender. Cover and blend for 5 seconds. Remove center cap from blender cover.
With the blender running at slowest speed, slowly pour olive oil through the opening of the cover. Run blender until oil is fully incorporated.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Transfer vinaigrette to an appropriate storage container and refrigerate.
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