Recipe of the Week – Southwestern Salad With Cilantro Dressing

Here is another delicious summer recipe! You could take fresh corn and slice it right off the cob, tomatoes, fresh cucumbers that you can get at the farmers market, to give this salad a really delicious local and seasonal flavor. Check it out!

You can put anything in your salad. Here are a few options:

• romaine lettuce
• black beans, rinsed and drained
• orange or red bell pepper
• cherry tomatoes
• corn
• green onions
• cucumbers
• avocados
• grilled chicken or steak
• cilantro dressing

• 1 cup loosely packed cilantro, stems removed and roughly chopped
• 1/2 avocado (or 1/2 cup plain yogurt)
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
• 1-2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp. white wine vinegar
• 1/8 tsp. salt

How to make the dressing:

1. Puree all ingredients in a food processor and blender until smooth.
2. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.

The dressing really makes this recipe. It would be fun to set everything out in bowls and let everyone assemble their own salad and get creative, it's a great way to get kids involved with cooking and helps to get them to eat veggies!

Source: TheGardenGrazer