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    Home » Recipes » Meal Planning

    Tuscan Greens Salad with Sunflower Seeds and Tart Cherry Vinaigrette

    Published: Nov 16, 2021 · Modified: Feb 16, 2022 by Cara Kretz · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    tuscan salad and flowersA beautiful salad of bitter greens and tart cherries is a great accompaniment to a rich meat entree. It is also a healthy lunch salad with the addition of sunflower seeds for protein. Either way you will love this Tuscan salad on an Autumn Day.

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    Tuscan Greens Salad with Sunflower Seeds and Tart Cherry Vinaigrette

    Pair bitter Italian greens like radicchio and kale with a tart cherry vinaigrette for a super easy and healthy salad. You could also add dried cherries,and sunflower seeds for a well-rounded meal.
    Course Salad
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes
    Author Homemade Italian Cooking with Cara

    Ingredients

    • 6 - 8 leaves Swiss Chard stemmed, thinly sliced
    • small head Radicchio cored and thinly sliced
    • 6 - 8 leaves Tuscan Kale stemmed and thinly sliced
    • 1 cup sunflower seeds toasted
    • 1 can tart Montmorency cherries pitted and drained (fresh or dried cherries work well too)
    • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons Montmorency Tart Cherry juice concentrate
    • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon clover honey
    • ¼ cup Sunflower oil cold pressed

    Instructions

    • In a small glass bowl, whisk mustard, salt, pepper, cherry juice, balsamic, and honey until well combined. Slowly drizzle in sunflower oil until emulsified. Note: For an extra special touch you can reduce the cherry juice to a syrup before adding to the vinaigrette.
    • Toss chard, radicchio and kale together. Stir in sunflower seeds and dried cherries. Drizzle dressing over salad and toss well. Serve immediately.
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    1. Jeanmarie Kapp

      September 25, 2015 at 8:34 am

      Good morning. Looks lovely! Just how bitter are the greens and can or should I substitute?

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      • homemadeitaliancooking

        September 25, 2015 at 8:39 am

        Hi Jeanmarie! Thanks! The Radicchio is the most bitter tasting of the greens I used. You can substitute a crunchy cabbage or bok choy (ok, not Italian but still good). If you don't like kale and chard, it would probably work with just romaine lettuce.

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