Now that the warmer weather is definitely here, most people are wanting lighter meals and a menu that includes more salads. With this in mind we wanted to come up with a light “Warmer Weather” salad dressing. This was a first attempt that most of us felt succeeded at doing just that.

First we chose a light olive oil and a mild rice vinegar as our base. To this we added a touch of spring from our herb garden by blending in a bit of fresh mint and several tender young green scallions. Into this, a little onion salt, some frozen orange juice concentrate, and just a hint of lemon zest gave our mixture just the right touch of brightness we were hoping for.

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Spring Citrus Mint Vinaigrette

SERVINGS 1.5cups CHANGE SERVING SIZE cups

COOK TIME

PREP TIME 5minutes

READY IN 5minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup olive oil light
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
• 2 small scallion(s) minced
• 1 or 2 sprigs fresh mint minced
• 3 Tbsp water
• pinch of onion salt
• fresh ground pepper to taste
• pinch of fresh lemon zest

Instructions

1. Blend all ingredients together. Toss with your favorite salad greens and veggies.