Tossed Salad with Sesame Ume Dressing
Serves 8 | Prep Time 20 minutes | Cook Time 0 minutes
Ingredients
• 4 cup baby salad greens
• 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1/2 cup cucumber slices
• 1/2 cup sliced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
Dressing
• 1/3 cup tan sesame seeds, rinsed, drained and dry pan roasted
• 1 cup water
• 3 Tbsp minced parsley
• 3 Tbsp minced scallion
• 2 tsp Eden Ume Plum Paste
• 2 tsp Eden Brown Rice Vinegar
• 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger root
• 1/2 tsp organic maple syrup
Directions
Place the sesame seed in a blender and pulse several seconds to grind. Using your hands, squeeze the juice from the ginger into a blender. Discard the ginger pulp. Place all remaining ingredients in the blender and pulse several seconds to mix. Place in a serving container.
Toss the salad greens and lettuce. Sprinkle the cucumber, tomato and olive over the salad. Serve with dressing on the side.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 117 calories, 8g fat (55% calories from fat), 5g protein, 9g carbohydrate, 4g fiber, 0mg cholesterol, 443mg sodium