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Basil & Nasturtium Summer Salad

Name: Basil &amp; Nasturtium Summer Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup basil leaves; 1 cup nasturtium leaves; 7 cups baby salad greens; 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt; 4 ripe plums, seeded, and quartered; 1/2 cup toasted pecans; 12 Nasturtium blossoms; 1/3 (+ 2 tablespoons) cups Lemon vinaigrette

by: cookwithsusan

July 6, 2010

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Serves 4

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Author Notes

A spindly bargain plant purchased for 79 cents, my golden nasturtium now blooms with bravado. Basil and peppery nasturtium leaves and silky blossoms combine for an eye and taste-pleasing salad. —cookwithsusan

What You'll Need

Ingredients

1 cup basil leaves
1 cup nasturtium leaves
7 cups baby salad greens
¹/₂ teaspoon Kosher salt
4 ripe plums, seeded, and quartered
¹/₂ cup toasted pecans
12 Nasturtium blossoms
¹/₃ (+ 2 tablespoons) cups Lemon vinaigrette

Directions

Place basil, nasturtium leaves, and salad greens in a large bowl. Sprinkle salt over salad mix. Pour 1/3 cup vinaigrette over salad, gently tossing.
Divide salad between 4 salad plates, top with plum quarters and pecans. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over salads. Top each plate with 3 nasturtium blossoms.

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1 Review

dymnyno July 6, 2010

This sounds very creative and delicious and beautiful. I have lots of nasturtiums that have "volunteered" this year and I am doing this one real soon. Thanks for a nice recipe.

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