Tender Greens with Marinated Sweet Cherries in Almond Vinaigrette

Name: Tender Greens with Marinated Sweet Cherries in Almond Vinaigrette
Ingredients: pitted sweet cherries; red onion; fresh mint; ground cinnamon; red wine vinegar; cherries; honey; dijon mustard; almond oil; chives; salt; pepper; tender greens; boston lettuce; baby leaf lettuce; spinach; almonds

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fresh with Anna Olson

By Anna Olson

Published 2009

About

This refined salad makes my mouth water. Cherries and almonds are a common pairing in the dessert world, so it follows that they are well partnered in the savory world as well.

Ingredients

Cherries

2 cups

pitted sweet cherries

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

For the cherries, toss all the ingredients together and let sit for 30 minutes to 3 hours.

For the vinaigrette, strain off 2 Tbsp (30 mL) of the cherry liquid (or use red wine vinegar) and whisk in the honey and mustard. Whisk in the oil gradually until the vinaigrette is smooth and creamy. Stir in the chopped chives and season to taste.

Arrange the tender greens on a platter. D