Chopped Salad with Sesame-Miso Dressing

I love a big salad with lots of different colors, flavors and textures. This chopped salad starts with a bed of buttery lettuce, is topped with a rainbow of veggies and finished with honey roasted peanuts (my fave). The dressing is the true star here though – the combination of vinegar, sesame, honey and miso make for the perfect sweet and salty bite. Serve this salad on it’s own or paired with grilled meat or fish!

1. Place salad greens on a large platter. Top with red cabbage, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cucumbers, green onion and peanuts.

2. Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Transfer to a serving bowl.

3. Transfer salad to serving plates and drizzle with miso dressing.

Chopped Salad with Sesame-Miso Dressing

Serves 6

All you need:

1 (5 ounce) container baby romaine lettuce leaves

1/2 small head red cabbage, cored and chopped

1/2 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and thinly sliced

2 carrots, peeled and diced

1 small English cucumber, seeded and diced

1/2 bunch green onion, sliced

1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts

Dressing –

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons miso paste

1 tablespoon reduced-sodium tamari (or soy sauce)

1 tablespoon freshly grated peeled ginger

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Zest and juice of 1 lime

All you do:

1. Place salad greens on a platter. Top with red cabbage, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cucumbers, green onion and peanuts.
2. Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Transfer to a serving bowl.
3. Transfer salad to serving plates and drizzle with miso dressing.