Saturday, July 25, 2009

Refreshing Summer Salad
with Orange-Cashew Dressing



It's simply too hot to cook! So last night we enjoyed a large salad supper that was both filling and satisfying. To make your own, start with your favorite salad ingredients. I used romaine lettuce, sliced cucumber, grape tomatoes, shredded carrots, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and sliced white nectarines. To make the dressing, take a handful of raw cashews, grind them in a blender to a fine powder, scrape down the sides of the blender, add 1 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice, blend, and pour over salad.

6 comments:

shirene said...

That sounds really good!

Helen said...

I was wondering what to do about dinner tonight. And I never would have thought of putting nectarines in a salad. We've got some very sweet, juicy white nectarines right now. Thank you for sharing this!

avegangirl said...

This sounds so much better than anything you can buy in a bottle. And so simple, too. Can't wait to try it!

Jolene said...

oh, man that looks good!

janet said...

This looks fabulous, I would never have thought to put cashews in dressing!

Vegiegail said...

Hi Janet! I didn't think of it, either. I learned this trick from my friend, Doug Graham.