Apple Avocado Salad with Tangerine Dressing

This easy salad is perfect for a hot day and it is very filling. You wouldn't think this mixture of apples, avocados, blue cheese, and tangerine dressing would go together, but it's wonderful!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 144 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ lemon, juiced
• ¼ cup chopped red onion
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
• 1 apple - peeled, cored and sliced
• ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package baby greens
• 4 mandarin oranges, juiced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl, toss together the baby greens, red onion, walnuts, blue cheese, and lemon zest. Mix in the apple and avocado just before serving.

Step 2

In a container with a lid, mix the mandarin orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Drizzle over the salad as desired.