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Mixed Greens Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe

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This quick and easy salad, as pretty as it is tasty, provides a variety of flavors without overwhelming the delicate flavor of blueberries. Yogurt is not a traditional ingredient of a vinaigrette but here is the key to bringing out the luscious color of the berries.

Mixed Greens Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe (+)

Directions

Clean the greens and spin or blot dry.
Mix together lime or lemon juice, honey and salt. Mash 1/2 cup blueberries into the juice and honey mixture. Stir in yogurt, pepper and oil. Taste for seasoning.
Dress salad just before serving: divide greens onto 4 large salad plates, spoon dressing over and scatter reserved blueberries on top.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Serving Description: 2 cups greens, about 1/4 cup dressing and berries

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

-		2 quarts mixed salad greens
-		1/4 cup fresh lime or lemon juice
-		1 tablespoon honey or sugar
-		1/2 teaspoon salt
-		1 cup fresh blueberries, divided
-		1/4 cup plain yogurt
-		2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
		a few grinds of pepper

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