Watercress Grape Salad with Creamy Cabernet Dressing is a unique and delicious salad. The pink-tinged salad dressing is amazing- just a touch of rice vinegar and Dijon mustard, and a dollop sour cream makes it slightly creamy.
Watercress-Grape Salad with Creamy Cabernet Dressing
This special occasion salad includes watercress, red grapes, avocado and a creamy cabernet dressing.
Ingredients
DRESSING:
- 2 tablespoons Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ tablespoon minced shallots
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
SALAD:
- 3 cups (about 2 bunches) fresh watercress leaves, lightly packed
- 2 heads Belgian endive, cut into ¼-inch slices
- 2 cups seedless red grapes, sliced in half
- 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cubed
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
PREPARE THE DRESSING:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the wine, vinegar, mustard and shallots in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the oil and then the sour cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
ASSEMBLE THE SALAD:
- To a medium bowl, add the watercress, endive and grapes, and drizzle with dressing; toss well to coat, then lightly stir in the avocado.
- Transfer to salad plates and season with pepper.
Notes
- If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just be sure to use a brand of Dijon that is known to be GF.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 182kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 111mg, Potassium: 331mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 366IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 26mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
