The Perfect Chopped Salad

INGREDIENTS

For the salad:

1 head romaine lettuce, chopped to bite-size

1 large ripe tomato, diced

½ English cucumber, diced

½ cup chick peas, canned, rinsed, and drained

½ cup chopped green onion, about 2 green onion

½ cup frozen peas or fresh peas, if available

¼ cup fresh mint, minced

½ cup Greek feta cheese, diced or crumbled

For the dressing:

¼ cup water

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

1 tsp. maple syrup

1 tsp. kosher salt

Freshly ground pepper to taste

1 tsp. tamari or soy sauce

¼ tsp. dry mustard

1 clove garlic, minced

¼ cup flax oil

¾ cup sunflower oil or light olive oil

DIRECTIONS

1. For the Dressing, puree everything in a blender or by hand (nutrition label, below on the left).
2. For the Salad. Layer everything in order of the list of ingredients in a large glass bowl, just for looks (nutrition label, below on the right).
3. To serve, pour ½ cup dressing over the salad and toss. The remainder of the dressing will last 1 week in the refrigerator.
4. Add a little extra pepper to taste at the end.

Serves 8

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