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. This fruit and vegetable salad with champagne vinaigrette is also a great side dish. The champagne vinaigrette leaves a wonderful tingle on the tongue. The dressing give this combination of fruit and vegetables a new life and makes any winer meal feel a little like summer.
Fruit and vegetable salad with champagne vinaigrette recipe, comments and photo was shared with my by Karen Calanchini, Food Stylist and Photographer, of Redding, CA.
- 1 cup pineapple, fresh, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup sweet grape tomatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut intro 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 majoram leaves (leave smaller leaves whole), rough chop
- Coarse salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup hazelnut oil**
- 2 tablespoon Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Coarse salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
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Prepare Champagne Vinaigrette; set aside until ready to serve.
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In a large bowl, combine the prepared pineapple, grape tomatoes, cucumber, onion, chili flakes, marjoram, salt, and pepper.
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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.
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In a container with a tight fitting lid, combine the hazelnut oil, champagne vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper; shake well to combined.
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Store, covered, in the refrigerator.
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Serve at room temperature. Shake or stir just before serving.
* If you can find a red jalapeño chile pepper, use in place of the chili flakes
** You may also use walnut oil or extra virgin olive oil.
Categories:
Cucumber Recipes Cucumber Salads Fruit Salads Pineapple Recipes Salad Dressings & Vinaigrettes Tomatoes Winter