How to Make Perfect Easy Summer Salad

Easy Summer Salad.

You can cook Easy Summer Salad using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Easy Summer Salad

1. It's 5 oz of bag of baby spinach.
2. Prepare 1 medium of head of lettuce, cut chiffonade.
3. It's 1 cup of green seedless grapes, sliced in half.
4. It's 1 cup of grape (or cherry) tomatoes, sliced in half.
5. It's 1/2 cup of dried cranberries.
6. You need of Optional.
7. You need 1/2 cup of plain croutons (for topping).
8. You need of Dressing.
9. It's 1 1/2 cup of regular mayonnaise.
10. It's 1/2 cup of golden honey.
11. You need 33/100 cup of apple juice (use more or less based on the consistency you want).

Easy Summer Salad step by step

1. Rinse and drain the baby spinach leaves. Place them in a large bowl..
2. Cut, core and chiffonade the baby spinach leaves. (Chiffonade - take a portion of the lettuce leaves, roll them like a cigar, then cut across the roll in thin slices.) Add the shredded lettuce to the bowl. Toss to combine..
3. Slice the grapes and tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place them in a small bowl and set aside..
4. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and honey. Vigorously whisk while slowly pouring in the apple juice until the emulsion occurs and the dressing reaches a creamy, but pourable consistency..
5. To serve, place desired amount of salad on a small plate. (If serving with croutons, sprinkle these on the salad now.) Spoon a couple of tablespoons of the grapes and tomatoes over the salad. Drizzle as much of the finished dressing over the salad as you desire and serve..