Sunflower Sprout Salad with Croutons

Salad

2015-09-06 19:02:42

Serves 3

I recently went to the growers market and found some of the best sunflower sprouts I have ever seen. Busy moms rarely have enough alone time, but this morning I got to go all by myself, everyone was sleeping in. It was a beautiful morning, I love ordering a French danish from the local baker and a freshly brewed cup of coffee and walking around the growers market taking in all the beautiful crafts and some of the finest hand picked produce. Life is good! I had to laugh because the tomotoes were in abundance, I am not the only one that had a bumper crop. Once I discovered these amazing sprouts, I immediately knew I wanted to use them in a salad. So here you have it an amazing Sunflower Sprout Salad with Sourdough Croutons, it has some of my favorite things, like sweet heirloom tomatoes, sweet onion, and fresh toasted sourdough croutons. This salad ranks up there with the best of them. Please let me know what you think. Follow me on Facebook and Pinterest. Stay tuned for more good stuff. Bon Appetit, Cecelia

Total Time

25 min

Total Time

25 min

Ingredients

2 cups Sunflower Sprouts (or your favorite sprout)
1 cup sliced heirloom tomatoes
1/4 cup sliced onion
2 cups cubed sourdough bread (or prepared croutons)
2 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 pieces of chopped bacon
2 tablespoon chopped basil
Dijon Vinaigrette
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar (or your favorite vinegar)
1/4 extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon good quality Dijon mustard (I prefer imported mustards from France)

Instructions

On a large cookie sheet toast sourdough bread, in olive oil, season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bake at 450 degrees until croutons are toasted about 3 - 5 minutes. In a large flat serving bowl layer sprouts, onion, tomatoes, bacon, croutons and chopped basil. Add salad dressing toss and serve.
Vinaigrette: in a small jar add seasonings, salt and pepper, vinegar and olive oil. Shake or mix until well blended, pour over salad, gently toss and serve.

Notes

Cucumber would be a great addition to this salad. Wink, wink!

By Cecelia Dardanes

Cecelia's Good Stuff https://ceceliasgoodstuff.com/

This was an amazing salad, with fresh produce only a few hours old. I just love the growers market, organic locally grown produce that is so tasty and delicious.