GREEN APPLE SPRING MIX SALAD & CICTRUS SALAD DRESSING | EASY SPRING MIX SALAD

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese offers a similar tang with fewer calories.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds provide healthy fats and are more affordable.

balsamic vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is lighter and often less expensive.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Agave syrup is a lower-calorie sweetener.

Prepare the dressing by combining about half a cup of orange juice with two to three tablespoons of red wine vinegar.

Add about a teaspoon of italian seasoning, a tablespoon of salt-free lemon pepper, and a teaspoon of ginger powder to the dressing.

Mix in about two tablespoons of olive oil and a quarter cup of sweet chili sauce into the dressing.

Blend the dressing together and store in a squeeze bottle for later use.

Add cherry tomatoes and sliced dry apricots to the spring mix greens.

Slice the granny smith apple and add lemon juice to prevent browning.

Mix all the salad ingredients together.

Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving.

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