Dandelion and Arugula Salad
This salad is a colorful combination of greens that includes dandelion and arugula. Both are nutrition powerhouses.
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 cup Dandelion Leaves torn into pieces
- 1 cup wild arugula leaves torn into pieces
- 1 cup of mixed lettuce I used red radicchio and butter lettuce
- 6 grape tomatoes I found a mix of multi-colored baby heirlooms cut in half
- 8-10 Kalamata olives
- 2 Tbsp of dry toasted sunflower seeds
Dressing
- 3 parts extra virgin olive oil
- 1 part lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp stone ground Dijon mustard
- crushed garlic 1-2 cloves
- 1 Tbsp plain yogurt
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Salad
- On a salad plate, arrange the lettuce, dandelion and arugula leaves.
- Add tomatoes, olives, and sunflower seeds
Dressing
- Whisk together the oil, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, yogurt, salt and pepper
- Drizzle over the salad and serve