Put your senses in vacation mode with this Caribbean salad drizzled with honey lime dressing made famous by Disney's 'Ohana restaurant. Pineapple, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, cilantro, green onions, and more will tantalize your taste buds.
Kick off your shoes. You're in for a treat!
I don't want to rush things because spring is a perfectly lovely time of year. But, I'm ready for a relaxing summer vacation. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles before me, including the end-of-school-year hustle and bustle.
Luckily, I discovered a way to transport my senses, if only for the dinner hour, to paradise.
Caribbean salad with honey lime dressing...take me away!
For some reason, I'm on island time when feasting on tender salad greens mingled with fresh pineapple chunks, mandarin orange segments and dried cranberries. (I am partial to butter lettuce, but mixed greens would be nice too.)
Cilantro and green onions add another delicious flavor dimension.
And, then there is the eye appeal of sesame and Chia seeds. Aren't they festive? They add to the mood that I'm trying to set with this salad.
Not to mention, I'm always looking for ways to incorporate the powerhouse Chia seed into meals other than my morning oatmeal!
I'm still obsessing over the honey lime dressing served at Disney’s ‘Ohana restaurant at the Polynesian resort. I used a version of this recipe, minus the onions, in Quinoa Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing. For this salad, the onion adds just the right zing to the dressing.
Or, you can use shallots, like the orange blossom honey mustard dressing drizzled over summer fennel salad with watermelon bits.
The salad pictured is topped with black beans for a vegetarian dish. Add whatever protein suits your fancy. Next time, I might add blackened honey chicken or Margarita Shrimp. 🙂
I'm imagining a fancy drink with a little pink umbrella, warm breezes and sand between my toes. Ahhh...all thanks to this easy Caribbean salad.
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📋 Recipe
Caribbean Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
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Ingredients
Salad
- 8 cups salad greens I used butter lettuce
- 2 cups pineapple cut into small cubes
- 2 cups mandarin orange segments packed in water
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- 1 bunch green onions sliced
- 4 teaspoons Chia seeds
- 4 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 2 cups black beans chicken, shrimp or your favorite protein
Honey Lime Dressing
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ¼ cup canola oil, organic and cold-pressed
- 1 Tablespoons onion finely diced or grated
- Pinch Salt
Instructions
- Layer salad greens, pineapple, mandarin orange segments, cranberries, cilantro and green onion between 4 plates or in a large bowl.
- To make the honey lime dressing, add all of the ingredients to a food processor and pulse until smooth.
- Drizzle dressing over the salad.
- Sprinkle Chia seeds and sesame seeds over the top.
- Top with black beans or desired protein.
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Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
The Poly resort is one of my faves and that salad looks so scrumptious! I love how you incorporated Chia seeds into it 🙂
Stephanie @ Back For Seconds says
Mmmm, I could totally go for this right about now 🙂
Paula - bell'alimento says
This sounds so refreshing!
Susan says
Summer vacation. That term sounds so foreign now that I no longer get it! Oh well, guess I'll just have summery salads and dream of those days long gone! I need to get on that chia train too. I love it in my granola but haven't tried it elsewhere.
Nutmeg Nanny says
What a totally delicious looking salad! Love that honey lime dressing...yum!
Marjory says
Thank you! I've been using the dressing on just about everything these days!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Well, wouldn't you know...I just bought a pound of chia seeds and need something else to use them in besides pudding. Huzzah!
Marjory says
Lol! I have pudding on my to-do list!
Brenda@SugarFreeMom says
Love using apple cider vinegar in a dressing and with lime, yummo!
Marjory says
Thanks Brenda! I love that combo too!