Summer salad recipe (guest blogger)

Hi, I'm Monique from the Lisa Monique Blog at www.thelisamonique.com.


The Lisa Monique blog has a little something for everyone, you'll learn help tips and tricks for you and your baby along with yummy recipes, beauty tips & other fun things I love and want to share.

Cooking is one of my passions along with living a healthy and organic lifestyle, I've been playing around with a few summer salad recipes & wanted to share this one with you all in the "ClusterFudge world" ;-)

One of my rules I give myself everyday is to eat as many colors in my diet as possible, & stay away from white, & tan foods. Salads are such an easy way to fit in as many "colors" aka produce into my day. Most people just see them as boring & healthy, or do something like slather a preservative filled dressing all over it, which kind defeats it's purpose.

What you'll need:

Baby spring mix (or your favorite lettuce, try to get as dark of green leaves as possible, they have more nutrients.)

watermelon

blue cheese crumbles (optional)

1/2 teaspoon grated ginger (optional)

1/2 cup rice wine vinegar

1/2 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoons honey 

2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

2/3 cup coconut oil (or canola oil)

Step 1.) Make the dressing. Mix  rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, honey, sesame seeds, & ginger in a bowl.

tip: to grate your ginger, but off a corner piece like the picture below.

Shave off the edges & grate it with a cheese grater or use your garlic press.

Step 2.) Put coconut & sesame oil together. 

Here is where you can change it if you want. I love the taste of coconut oil, if your not a fan use canola oil. If you want just a hint of the coconut oil flavor do half canola oil & half coconut oil.

If you're using coconut oil you will need to heat it up so it is smoother, warm it up over VERY LOW heat until it is completely melted for easy mixing.

Step 3.) Whisk together the oil & rice wine vinegar dressing mixture. 

Step 4.) Arrange lettuce, watermelon, & blue cheese crumbles on a plate and drizzle dressing on top!

Sorry the picture above is so blurry. I already devoured half of this salad before I realized the pic I took wasn't so great. LOL. My mouth was watering while I was making this, I couldn't resist any longer.

I hope you all enjoyed this recipe, be sure to check out my blog & on my Lisa Monique FB page for more recipes! 

XOXO