Citrus Bloghop-Orange and Lettuce Salad

After stuffing myself a bit-too-much during the holidays, I'm now in a mood to eat light and healthy.So when my friends suggested citrus as the theme for this month's blog-hop, I was super excited, because I could post my favorite salad and at the same time not deviate from my healthy-eating plan.

When I say healthy food, salad comes to my mind and what better way to start the New Year with a healthy salad recipe.What can I say about this beauty!I call it the King of all Salads as it has all the things you look for in a salad or at least all the things that I look for in my salad.Its sweet, tangy, crunchy, peppery all-in-one.It has the ability to transform a dull meal into this lively elegant supper!

Pair it with your favorite rice,pasta or sandwich and there you have it!A piquant tasting salad that's beautiful in taste and looks. The dressing in this salad has now become my favorite dressing for all kinds of salads!The hint of ketchup and the sweetness of the honey combined with the tanginess of the vinegar and lime juice makes all the difference and gives it its unique taste.

The inspiration for this recipe came from the website www.spain-recipes.com,while I was searching for tapas recipes (that I am going to share in future posts) I was planning to make for a gathering.Like I always do, I made some changes(I added some more ingredients and created my own dressing!Yay!) and ended up with an amazing salad recipe!!

Orange and lettuce Salad with Lime, Honey and ketchup Dressing
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Ingredients:

Minneola Orange-1 sliced into rounds
Lettuce-1 pck
Crumbled Feta-3 tbsp
Pimento stuffed Green Olives-10-12
Ready salted sunflower seeds-2 tbsp
Golden raisins soaked in water-2 tbsp

Lime Honey Ketchup Dressing

Lime juice-1 tsp
White Wine Vinegar-1 tsp
Honey-1 tsp
Ketchup- 1tsp
Extra Virgin Olive Oil-3 tbsp
Salt and pepper-to taste

Process

Assemble all the salad ingredients and arrange on a platter.Whisk together the dressing and pour over the top.Enjoy with your favrorite meal!

Okay one last pic since I absolutely adore this beauty :)

I am so excited to share this recipe as part of our citrus bloghop for this month.I am co-hosting this event with these amazing bloggers and request you to check out their amazing creations. You can link up any of your citrus recipes from the month of January 2012.Our twitter hashtag is #Citruslove.

A Little Bit of Everything ~ Roxana ~ @RoxanaGreenGirl

astigvegan.com ~ Astig Vegan ~ @astigvegan

Baker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29

BigFatBaker ~ Erin ~ @BigFatBaker

CafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlog

Cake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchess

Cakeballs, Cookies and More ~ Sue

Easily Good Eats

Elephant Eats ~ Amy

Georgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakes

Hobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19

Mike's Baking ~ Mike ~ @mikesbaking

Mis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakk

No One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ TR ~ @TRCrumbley

Oh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshose

Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives ~ Lisa ~ @parsleynsage

Peaches and Donuts ~ Sylvia ~ @PeachesandDonut

Savoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @Spicegirlfla

Simply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreem

Smart Food and Fit ~ Lisa ~ @LisaNutrition

Soni's Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood 

That Skinny Chick Can Bake ~ Liz ~ @Thatskinnychick

The Art of Cooking Real Food ~ Laura ~ @TAofCRF

The More Than Occasional Baker ~ Ros ~ @bakingaddict

The Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrd  

The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarian

Vegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattack

Vegetarian Mamma  ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMamma

You Made That? ~  Suzanne ~ @YouMadeThatblog