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Easy Maple Balsamic Dressing Recipe

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Has your family fallen into a salad rut? Never fear this easy maple balsamic dressing will kick your weeknight dinners up a notch or two. Easy salads are some of our family's favourite kid friendly vegetarian recipe - prefect for weeknight dinners or picnics in the park.

Tired of eating the same sad romaine lettuce with the same sad salad dressing - night after night?Family Favourite Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette - Stuck in a salad rut? Get out of it with this family favourite maple balsamic vinaigrette. The perfect vinaigrette for this salad that is made with crisp seasonal greens, apple slices and sharp blue cheese. Ban boring salads! | Salad Recipe | Family Friendly Recipe | Seasonal Recipe | Vegetarian Recipe |

It is so easy to fall into a salad rut...especially if you find a salad combination that your kids will actually eat. However, I think it is time to make a few changes and reinvigorate your weeknight salad routine. Kick out the boring with this super simple maple balsamic vinaigrette.

What makes this salad so delicious is using seasonal greens. Yep, wherever you live you can hunt down different varieties of lettuce greens. Skip the boring old ice burg lettuce (which is delicious in it's own right) and explore all the other leafy options. Your salad will take on a whole new life through the addition of baby kale, spicy arugula or dandelion greens...seriously.

There are a couple of other secret/awesome ingredients in this vinaigrette. Maple syrup, blue cheese and apples.

Okay, the kids might not be keen on the blue cheese. I have one kid who LOVES it, and another who DOES NOT. That's why I keep the crumbling of the cheese to the end. Don't be afraid to challenge your kids with new flavours. I'm not a big fan of blue cheese, but that doesn't mean I won't feed it to my daughter...why not?

Quick and Simple Maple Balsamic Dressing

¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoon dijon mustard
blue cheese
1 apple, thinly sliced

Whisk together olive oil, maple syrup, dijon mustard, salt and pepper in the bottom of a large salad bowl. We always make our salad vinaigrette inside the bowl we are going to use for the salad. If we are planning bringing the salad to a potluck, I will prepare the vinaigrette in a mason jar - with a tight fitting lid.

apples and blue cheese When ready to serve the salad, toss salad greens and apple slices with vinaigrette.

Crumble cheese over the salad right before serving.

Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette for a crisp season greens salad with apple slices and blue cheese. A family favourite.This vinaigrette can be whisked up in mere minutes. With a bowl full of crisp seasonal greens your family will be asking for more salad. Salads are a great way to experiment with new flavours. Try goat cheese instead of blue cheese, what about strawberries instead of apples, and don't forget the endless lettuce options. Boring salad rut be gone! Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe with apples and blue cheese

Our delicious seasonal maple balsamic vinaigrette recipe is another example of a twist on a classic recipe that families to make and enjoy at home.

Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette for a crisp season greens salad with apple slices and blue cheese. A family favourite.
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Easy Maple Balsamic Dressing with Blue Cheese Salad

Kick your salad up a notch with this maple balsamic vinaigrette, paired with your favourite greens and soft cheese.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: dinner, lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American, canadian
Keyword: salad dressing, salad recipe, vinaigrette
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 204kcal
Author: Jen

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • blue cheese
  • 1 apple thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Whisk together olive oil, maple syrup, dijon mustard, salt and pepper in the bottom of a large salad bowl. We always make our salad vinaigrette inside the bowl we are going to use for the salad.
  • When ready to serve the salad, toss salad greens and apple slices with vinaigrette.
  • Crumble cheese over the salad right before serving.

Notes

Nutrition Info is to be used as a rough guide only. Nutrition Info is based on the products I am using and you may not be using the same products/brands. Thus, the Nutrition Info may vary.

Nutrition

Serving: 86g | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.4g | Protein: 2.66g | Fat: 16.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10.8g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 9.03g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Serving: 86g | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.4g | Protein: 2.66g | Fat: 16.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10.8g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 9.03g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 0.4mg

Be sure to check out Jamie Oliver’s 10 Food Revolution recipes and see what twists your family might make on his collection of basic family friendly recipes.


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Jen Farr is a mother living in Toronto, Canada. She has been sharing her DIY crafts, recipes, activities and parenting advice for over 15 years on her blog Kitchen Counter Chronicle. Jen is the mom of 2 lovely daughters. She believes in the power of taking small steps that can make big impacts on the world.

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  1. maryanne says

    August 02, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    I can't wait to try your dressing recipe! This is defnitely my kind of salad, and your dressing sounds divine. I also love that it uses maple syrup instead of sugar.

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