How To Make Almond Crunch Blackberry Salad
Fresh blackberries, sweet almonds, and crunchy romaine lettuce are tossed in zesty lime juice and sesame oil dressing for a refreshing blackberry salad.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cooking spray
- ½cupalmonds,unsalted, toasted
- 2tbsplight corn syrup
- 1romaine lettuce head,torn into bite-size pieces
- 2cupsfresh blackberries
- ½cupfeta cheese,low-fat, crumbled
- 3tbsplemon juice
- 2½tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 1tspsesame oil
Instructions
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Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Crush the almonds into smaller pieces with a mortar and pestle or with a rolling pin.
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Spread the almonds in a single layer in a large skillet over high heat. Add the corn syrup, then cook, stirring gently to prevent almonds from clumping together, for 2 to 3 minutes until the corn syrup coats the almonds.
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Spread the almonds on the prepared baking sheet. Cool until hardened and set.
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Toss the lettuce, blackberries, and feta cheese together in a large bowl.
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Pour lemon juice into a small bowl. Drizzle in the olive oil, whisking constantly, until blended into the lemon juice. Whisk sesame oil into the dressing.
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Break up cooled almonds and add to the salad. Mix the dressing into the salad.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 329.33kcal
- Fat: 23.41g
- Saturated Fat: 4.89g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.20g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.14g
- Carbohydrates: 25.94g
- Fiber: 9.37g
- Sugar: 15.65g
- Protein: 9.41g
- Cholesterol: 16.69mg
- Sodium: 192.50mg
- Calcium: 215.25mg
- Potassium: 657.82mg
- Iron: 2.81mg
- Vitamin A: 713.70µg
- Vitamin C: 25.81mg
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