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Ireland's Simple Green Salad For 2 With Light Lime Vinaigrette

My sister in law brought the following fresh salad (using organic produce from our local farmers' market) to a family function and i loved the simplicity. Her version was served with one of the newman's own brand store bought salad dressings. I don't normally buy store bought dressings so i found this lime vinaigrette recipe on food network. I modified it by intentionally omitting all the herbs. Try your favorite dressing, preferably a light vinaigrette. Anything too heavy will overpower the salad.

Steps

Prepare the salad dressing by whisking all ingredients together.
Best prepared at least 1 hour in advance.
Yield: approximately 1 / 4 cup.
Place the spinach leaves in an attractive wide salad bowl.
Arrange the tomatoes around the edges.
Arrange the onion , cucumber , too in little mounds around the edge of the bowl.
Toss in the celery.
Grate the carrot and place in in the center of the salad.
Top with the basil , if using.
Serve dressing on the side and lightly drizzle.
Meal suggestion: salad , corn on the cob , fresh fruit and crostini.

Ingredients

limes, juice of, lime zest, champagne vinegar, salt, cracked black pepper, salt-free garlic powder, extra virgin olive oil, baby spinach leaves, tomatoes, shallots, english cucumber, celery & leaves, carrot, fresh basil