Winter Rose petal Salad with Orange Vinaigrette - Weekend Recipe

The Chicago Flower and Garden Show includes my program on Edible Flowers today around Noon, so I thought I would share with you a great salad that you can make for your weekend.  Celebrate Spring is here and that flowers will soon be blooming, assuming it every stays warm!!

Wish me luck in Chicago and enjoy this recipe.

Zuzu’s Petals Winter Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

Orange Vinaigrette:

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

1 teaspoon orange zest

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup for vegan)

1 teaspoon black sesame seeds

1 teaspoon poppy seeds

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon rosemary

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Salad:

petals from 4 large roses, washed and torn

4 cups fresh green leaf lettuce, shredded

1 medium ripe avocado, sliced

1 large gala apple, cored and sliced

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup pomegranate arils

1/4 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

1/4 cup slivered almonds

Directions:

Orange Vinaigrette: Combine all ingredients for vinaigrette in a jar with tightly fitting lid and shake well. If not using immediately, store in refrigerator for up to 1 week. Shake well before serving.

Salad: Toss ingredients together in a large bowl and drizzle with desired amount of orange vinaigrette then pour into a serving dish with salad tongs. Alternatively, for a prettier plate, divide and layer the ingredients between 4 to 6 plates and serve with dressing on the side.

Serves 4 to 6

RECIPE THEME:

Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared.  This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year.  To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018. 

You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each  month.  All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2019 so you can find them all.

The themes are:

Jan 2019 – Chicken and Dumplings (CDumpsJan)

Feb 2019 - Pasta Dishes (PastaFeb)

March 2019 - Edible Flowers (FlowerMar)

April 2019 - Cajun And Creole

May 2019 - Seafood Recipes

June 2019 - Vegetarian Dishes

July 2019 - Zucchini Recipes

August 2019 - National Mustard Day – mustard recipes

September 2019 - Quiche

October 2019 - Crock Pot meals

November 2019 - Pies

December 2019 - Mocktails