California Power Salad
The most flavorful dinner salad ever
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time0 minutes mins
Course: dinner, Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 dinner servings or 8 side servings
Calories: 360kcal
Dressing
- ½ medium avocado
- ½ small sweet onion sliced into thirds
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2-3 tablespoons cilantro leaves
- 3 large basil leaves
- 2-3 tablespoons parsley leaves
- kosher salt
- pepper
Salad
- 4 cups baby greens loosely packed
- 1 ½ cups cooked quinoa
- 12 strawberries hulled and quartered
- 1 ½ cups watermelon cut into thin slices
- ¼ cup toasted pecans
- 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- ½ avocado cut into cubes
Dressing
Add ½ avocado, onion, lime juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, and herbs to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the chopping blade. Process until smooth, and season with salt and pepper to taste. If thinner dressing is desired, thin with a bit of cold water.
Transfer the dressing to a small bowl and set it aside.
Salad
For the salad, toss the baby greens, quinoa, strawberries, watermelon, pecans, and sunflower seeds in a large mixing bowl.
Add desired amount of dressing and toss to coat.
Add the remaining ½ avocado chunks to the dressed salad.
Serve immediately.
Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 762mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1101IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg