Mixed Green Salad with Chive Dressing

By lgove

Recipe courtesy EatingWell.com

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar or cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives or chopped scallion greens
• Salt
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• 8 cups washed and torn salad greens
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 cup thinly sliced cucumbers
• 1/2 cup low-fat croutons

Preparation

Step 1

To make dressing: Combine oil, vinegar, mustard and sugar in a small glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add water and shake until smooth. Add chives (or scallion greens) and season with salt and pepper; shake again.

To make the salad: Just before serving, toss salad greens with the dressing in a large salad bowl. Arrange carrots, cucumbers and croutons on top.