California Summer Salad

A beautiful composed fruit salad with wedges of iceberg lettuce served with an orange-basil yogurt dressing on the side.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (8-ounce) container nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
1 tablespoon honey
1 small head iceberg lettuce cut into 8 wedges
8 fresh apricots, halved and pits removed
1 pint basket fresh strawberries
1 cantaloupe, seeded, sliced and rind removed
1/4 cup shelled and chopped natural pistachios

Cooking Directions:

1. To make dressing, in bowl whisk yogurt, orange juice concentrate, basil and honey.
2. To assemble salad, on individual serving plates (or on platter) arrange remaining ingredients, dividing equally. Serve dressing on the side.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy California Strawberry Commission. ©2003 California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved. Used with permission.