Lettuce orange cherry tomatoes salad with honey dijon and lime juice dressing

Refreshing salad on hot summer days

Source: My own
Cuisine: Global
Prep time: 10 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
6 leaves of Romaine Lettuce, torn
6 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
1 orange, peeled and cut pod wise
1 carrot, grated
½ red onion, chopped
½ tsp orange zest
4-6 walnuts, toasted and chopped
for dressing:
½ lime/lemon juice
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt/ as per taste
1 tsp ground black pepper

Method:

1. Mix all the veggies in a bowl, top it with orange zest
2. Prepare the dressing by first adding dijon mustard in the lime/lemon juice whisk well.
3. Add freshly ground black pepper, salt, sugar, honey mix well.
4. Whisk vigorously while adding extra-virgin olive oil.
5. Spread over the salad, mix and cover it with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated.
   
6. When ready to eat top it with chopped toasted walnuts.