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Tomato Dandelion Salad

This is an easy salad to make that will complement numerous recipes as a side dish. It is especially good when tomatoes are in season and vine ripened. The combination of flavors in this dish is delicious together, and the dandelion greens add healthy benefits that make this salad special. Make sure you use young tender dandelion greens for this if they are available.

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 medium sized onion, cut in half and sliced thin 2 TBS light vinegar (such as apple cider, rice, or white wine) 1 cup hot water 2 large red ripe tomatoes 3 cups chopped young dandelion greens 2 TBS fresh basil cut into large pieces Dressing: 1-1/2 TBS balsamic vinegar 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp coarse cracked black pepper Extra virgin olive oil to taste 1 oz crumpled Chevre goat cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Thinly slice onion and place in a small bowl. Pour 2 TBS light vinegar and 1 cup hot water over onions and marinate while making rest of salad.
2. Whisk together dressing ingredients adding oil at end a little at a time.
3. Rinse and chop dandelion greens. Place in basket of a salad spinner, rinse and spin dry. Toss dandelion greens with 2/3 of the dressing.
4. Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and squeeze out juice. Cut into quarters, remove inner pulp and slice. Place on greens.
5. Squeeze dry marinated onions and lay on top of sliced tomatoes and greens. Drizzle the rest of the dressing over tomatoes, onion and top with basil and goat cheese if desired.

   Serves 4

Healthy Cooking Tips:

This salad is great with the dandelion greens if they are young and tender. Older greens are usually too bitter for most people. If young dandelion is not available, use mixed salad greens instead. Keep this salad in mind to try whenever you have the good fortune to run across young dandelion.

Nutritional Profile

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Tomato, Dandelion Salad 1.00 serving 166.84 grams 53.45 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin A 8306.65 IU 166.1 55.9 excellent vitamin C 44.00 mg 73.3 24.7 excellent manganese 0.32 mg 16.0 5.4 very good dietary fiber 3.24 g 13.0 4.4 very good potassium 451.11 mg 12.9 4.3 very good iron 2.23 mg 12.4 4.2 very good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.23 mg 11.5 3.9 very good calcium 114.02 mg 11.4 3.8 very good vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.19 mg 11.2 3.8 very good vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.16 mg 10.7 3.6 very good molybdenum 7.99 mcg 10.7 3.6 very good vitamin E 1.74 mg 8.7 2.9 good copper 0.17 mg 8.5 2.9 good magnesium 32.01 mg 8.0 2.7 good folate 31.86 mcg 8.0 2.7 good vitamin K 5.74 mcg 7.2 2.4 good phosphorus 63.36 mg 6.3 2.1 good vitamin B3 (niacin) 1.04 mg 5.2 1.8 good protein 2.48 g 5.0 1.7 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

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