Purple Cabbage and Green Apple Salad with Praline Vinaigrette #SaladJam Bento #54

Well it’s day 3 of the #SaladJam challenge.  Hopefully I’m inspiring some of you to ditch the iceberg lettuce…LOL

Today’s salad is pretty simple to make and packed with flavor and color.

I just sliced up some purple cabbage, added some shredded carrots and thinly sliced apples, and tossed with a delicious praline vinaigrette.

This salad can be eaten by itself as a vegetarian meal, or as a side dish alongside some meat/fish.

Growing up in the South, I developed a love for pecan pralines. I just love the sweet and nutty flavor, with a hint of salt. While I was snacking on some today, I decided to create a vinaigrette using the pralines, and toss it on this salad.

Here is how you create my Praline Vinaigrette

Grab a few pralines. I love Trader Joe’s Pecan Pralines.

Finely chop the pralines.

In a bowl add 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon chopped pecan praline, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, salt/pepper to taste, and 1 tablespoon canola oil. Mix well. And toss on salad.

And you can have this amazing salad for lunch in your EasyLunchbox the next day with some white carrots, and fruit.

Enjoy!!

Rox

Tagged as: #SaladJam, apples, Easy Lunchbox, Pecan, Praline, Purple Cabbage, salad, vinaigrette