Spring Green Salad with Honey Citrus Dressing and Sourdough Croutons
This simple and fresh Spring Green Salad is tossed in a delicious honey citrus dressing and packed with crunchy homemade sourdough croutons. An easy side dish or a main when topped with grilled chicken or salmon. You will love this one!
Servings: 6
Calories: 360kcal
Ingredients
- 10 oz. Spring mix greens
- ½ c Spring peas, chilled
- 8 oz. Burrata cheese
- ½ lb Asparagus
- ⅔ c Emerald® Glazed Pecans
Dressing
- 2 T Honey
- ¼ c Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 T apple cider vinegar
- 2 T Orange juice
- 1 teaspoon Orange zest
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
- sea salt to taste
For Sourdough Croutons
- 2 c cubed Sourdough bread (I used a sourdough baguette)
- 2 T olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ tsp cracked pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Rinse and trim asparagus. Toss with a small drizzle of olive oil, and a dash of garlic, sea salt and pepper. Line on one half of the pan with parchment. In a bowl, toss all ingredients for croutons together and coat bread well. Line evenly on other half of baking sheet. Bake for approximately 12 minutes. If you like your croutons extra crispy, allow them to stay in a couple extra minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
- While asparagus and croutons are baking, whisk all ingredients for the dressing together well. Add sea salt to taste. Chill until ready to serve.
- Cut asparagus into 2 inch length pieces. Add spring mix, peas, and asparagus into a large salad bowl or serving platter. Just prior to serving, add Burrata (You can break into it and cut up or throw it on whole and then break them up as you serve.), croutons, and glazed pecans. Toss with desired amount of dressing and enjoy!
Notes
- Burrata can be hard to find sometimes. I only have a couple stores near me that sell it. It can be a touch pricy as well. Use mozzarella instead if you would like! It will still be super tasty.
- If you want to switch up the dressing, this simple Lemon Dijon Dressing is another favorite we like to add on top of this spring green salad!
- Make this salad a meal by adding some freshly grilled chicken or salmon. That's what we did the first time I made this, and it was a delicious dinner!
- Easily make this recipe gluten free by using a gluten-free bread to make the croutons. The glazed pecans are gluten free, so no need to worry about them!
Nutrition
Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1194IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 2mg