Pollinator salad

Yield: 1 salad with dressing

For salad:

Lettuce, any kind

Avocado

Beets, fresh sliced and blanched or roasted

Carrot, grated

Artichokes (canned and seasoned)

Pumpkin seeds (lightly roasted in pan on stovetop until they just begin to pop)

Cucumber

Thinly sliced red onion

Turnips

Strawberries

For dressing:

Sesame oil (olive oil relies upon wind pollination, but sesame plants benefit from cross-pollination by a variety of insects)

Chive vinegar (this is a simple vinegar infused with chive flavor from the chive flower, if available)

Dijon mustard

Blueberry preserves, with or without seeds.

1. Use about equal amounts of oil and vinegar—½ cup to start—then add about a tablespoon of preserves and 2 teaspoons mustard.

2. Mix in shaker container or stainless-steel bowl.

Recipe from Jeremy Corson, AVI Foodsystems at Goshen College