Winter Fruit and Vegetable Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette

This very refreshing Winter Fruit and Vegetable Salad recipe and photo were shared with my by Karen Calanchini, Food Stylist and Photographer, of Redding, CA.

Karen says, "I love this bright, refreshing salad in the winter when days are damp and cold, and I am craving garden tomatoes. Look for Sweet Grape Tomatoes at your local supermarket. They brighten up this perky salad and the taste is a good substitute during winter days."

Winter Fruit and Vegetable Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette

Recipe Type: Salad and Salad Dressing, Pineapple, Cucumbers, Tomatoes
Yields: 3 to 4 servings
Prep time: 20 min


Ingredients:

Champagne Vinaigrette (see recipe below)
1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into bite-size pieces
1 cup sweet grape tomatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
1 cup English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 of a small red onion, cut in half and then into thin slices
1 teaspoon red chili flakes*
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram leaves (leave smaller leaves whole), rough chop
Coarse salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste

*If you can find a red jalapeño chile pepper, use in place of the chili flakes

Preparation:

Prepare Champagne Vinaigrette; set aside until ready to serve.

In a large bowl, combine the prepared pineapple, grape tomatoes, cucumber, onion, chili flakes, marjoram, salt, and pepper.

Drizzle a little of the prepared Champagne Vinaigrette over the salad and mix together. Do not overdress the salad. Taste and add more vinaigrette as needed just to coat the ingredients