Cranberry Orange Vinaigrette {Vegan}

This salad just speaks “fall” – featuring homemade croutons made from our Cranberry Wild Rice Bread and a festive Cranberry Orange Vinaigrette.  It’s striking in its bright cranberry red color, but also extremely flavorful.  We used apple cider vinegar and dijon mustard for that traditional tangy vinaigrette flavor. Agave sweetens things up (you could also use maple syrup in its place).  Add a little fresh orange juice, a splash of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.  A blender or food processor works to chop the cooked cranberries and at the same time, emulsify the vinaigrette.

Cranberry Vinaigrette

It’s sweet, has that slight tang to it and tastes amazing when served with our salad of mixed greens, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries and…our Cranberry Wild Rice Bread croutons.   Just cut the bread into cubes, toss with 1 tsp of oil in a saute pan on medium-high heat until crispy and toasted.  Soooo goood!  From the vinaigrette, to the croutons and the salad – cranberries are definitely the star of the show!

Cranberry Vinaigrette

So many dimensions of flavor in this salad.  Stunning to serve to guests, simple enough to enjoy on your own 🙂

Cranberry Vinaigrette

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Cranberry Orange Vinaigrette {Vegan}

Servings 3 /4 C

Author Veg Life Staff

Ingredients

• FOR THE CROUTONS:
• 1 tsp Oil
• Use any crusty bread or our Cranberry Wild Rice Bread cut into cubes
• FOR THE DRESSING:
• 1/2 C Fresh Cranberries
• 1/8 C Apple Cider VInegar
• 1/8 C Agave Syrup or more to taste
• 1/4 C Orange Juice freshly squeezed
• 3/4 tsp Dijon Mustard
• 1 Tbl Olive Oil
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• pinch of Pepper
• TO COMPLETE THE SALAD:
• Mixed greens with Spinach or Kale
• Toasted Walnuts
• Dried Cranberries

Instructions

• In a saute pan with 1 tsp of oil, toss bread cubes on medium-high heat and saute until toasted and crispy.
• In a small sauce pan, add the cranberries, vinegar and agave over medium-high heat until the cranberries start to pop and soften slightly. This should take about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Place the slightly cooled cranberry mixture into a blender or food processor. Add the remaining ingredients (except salt and pepper).
• Taste for seasoning. Adjust sweetness with more agave and season with salt and pepper.
• To tossed mixed greens, add toasted walnuts, dried cranberries and croutons.
• Serve with the Cranberry Orange Vinaigrette.
• This recipe makes about 3/4 C but easily doubles.