APPLE CUCUMBER SALAD & ORANGE VINAIGRETTE
Apple Cucumber Salad is so easy to put together. It is a healthy, filling and crunchy salad. Ideal as a potluck, picnic, cookout salad.
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD:
- 1 cup diced apple
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- ½ cup diced onion red or white
- ½ cup diced red radish
- ½ cup diced carrot
- ½ cup spring onion chopped
FOR THE ORANGE VINAIGRETTE:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tbsp maple syrup optional
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- ¼-½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
Instructions
PREPARATION OF THE SALAD:
- Wash the apple, cucumber, carrot and radishes.
- Wash the spring onion to get rid of any dirt.
- Peel and chop the onion and carrot into small cubes. Or can grate the carrot.
- Chop the apple into small pieces and drizzle lemon juice over it. Mix well.
- Chop the radish and cucumber into small pieces.
- Mix the salad ingredients in a mixing bowl.
PREPARATION OF THE ORANGE VINAIGRETTE:
- Wash the orange and zest it. If you don't have a zester use your box grater. Make sure you don't grate the white part.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients.
- Alternately, add them to a jar. Close the lid tightly and give it a good shake.
FINAL STEP:
- Pour the orange vinaigrette over the salad.
- Toss the salad and serve.
Notes
- Prepare the salad ahead and keep it in the fridge to cool. However do not add the dressing and onions. Sprinkle some lemon juice over the apple slices so that they do not turn brown.
- If the skin of the cucumber is crunchy, do not peel it off.
- Add fresh mint, basil if you like.
- Add any vegetables, grains of your choice to make the salad different and filling.