Citrus and Blueberry Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette that’s sweet, tangy, and packed with a crunch! Includes oranges, blueberries, walnuts, pepper jack cheese, and a homemade lemon vinaigrette.

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Citrus and Blueberry Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette that’s sweet, tangy, and packed with a crunch! Includes oranges, blueberries, walnuts, pepper jack cheese, and a homemade lemon vinaigrette. Now that’s my kinda salad!

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📋 Ingredients
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💭 Top Tips
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I’ve said it before and I’m gonna say it again, salads don’t have to be boring! I’m not one to eat a basic lettuce salad with ranch dressing. If you do, then great. That’s just not me. I like salads with flavors and twists like this one.

📋 Ingredients

Salad Mix: I used a 5 oz bag of baby spring salad mix for the ease of convenience. You can use spinach, lettuce of your choice, and any leafy greens!
Navel Oranges: I had these on hand but I've made this with cuties too!
Fresh Blueberries: when in season and sweet, these give the perfect amount of sweetness balance to your salad.
Raw Chopped Walnuts: this is a great way for vegetarians to add protein and good fats. Plus, it adds the perfect crunch!
Pepper Jack Cheese Slices: I like to use Tillamook as it does not contain animal rennet. I cut the slices into long pieces.
Homemade Lemon Vinaigrette:
- This is made of fresh squeezed lemon, minced garlic, extra virgin olive oil, orange zest, black pepper, sea salt, and honey.

📖 Instructions

Prepare the dressing by mixing all of the ingredients and the. Whisking until emulsified.
In a large bowl, add the baby spring mix, blueberries, oranges, walnuts. Toss well. Add pepper jack cheese pieces at the top.
Serve into individual salad plates and top with dressing!

💭 Top Tips

Use the peel for the oranges in your salad for the orange zest!
You may store any remaining dressing and salad in separate containers in the fridge for later use for about 2-3 days.
If you choose to prep the salad in advance, I recommend keeping the following in separate containers and combining when serving or ready to eat: fruits, cheese, dressing.
I like making the dressing ahead so the flavors of garlic really saturate into the dressing.

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