Healthy Summer Harvest Salad plus a GIVE AWAY!

I am so happy to share this delicious recipe for a salad that I devised on the spur of the moment a couple of years ago from ingredients on hand.
It is particularly suitable for end of summer because it uses some seasonal ingredients; tiny tomatoes, corn, avocados, basil plus arugula or baby spinach and fresh mozzarella.




Although I usually serve this salad with a homemade red wine & herb vinaigrette, I have found a shortcut which is really welcome on a hot summer day or any day when time you are pressed for time.



This time for the dressing, I substituted Nakano Seasoned vinegar instead of the Herb Vinaigrette I normally use. I tried Nakano Italian Herb Vinegar for this recipe. We liked it very much.

In all there are 7 flavored vinegars in this line of products which can be used in an endless number of ways. All are low calorie, all natural, they are fat and gluten free, with no preservatives and contain 50% less sodium than similar vinegars on the market.


We found the vinegar to be very well flavored, nicely balanced~~ not overly sharp or strong. And I can say that in all honesty as there is a person in my family who is VERY sensitive to the acidity in vinegar, this vinegar didn't evoke the usual facial wince that usually comes with anything acidic.

Just a note to those avoiding excess fat/oil in their diet--- I skipped the oil altogether and just sprinkled the Nakano seasoned vinegar right over the salad, it's mild yet flavorful enough to stand on it's own.


I would love to offer my followers a gift to try the seasoned vinegars--- so in conjunction with Once Upon a Plate, Nakano is generously sponsoring a GIVE AWAY.

The winner of this drawing will receive:

• A full size bottle of Nakano Seasoned Vinegar

• A $ 25.00 American Express Gift Card

plus

• A Nakano recipe coupon/recipe booklet with ideas of how to use the vinegar

Rules for entry:
1.) You must be a follower of Once Upon a Plate (see side bar).
And do at least ONE of the following:

A. Sign up for the NAKANO SPLASH Recipe Club to receive a free monthly e-newletter featuring great recipes and tip.
B. Visit the NAKANO website then come back and comment on your favorite Splash tip.
C. Post a link in comments here on my blog as to your favorite NAKANO recipe from their site.
D. Sorry, this time the contest is limited to the continental U.S. only.



BONUS:
Double your chances ~
Sign up to be a follower of Once Upon a Plate on FACEBOOK ( see side bar)
And mention in your comment here that you have joined OUaP on Facebook.
Entries will be accepted until Saturday, September 18th at 9PM Pacific time.
Winner will be chosen by random drawing and announced on September 19th.
The prizes will be sent to our winner by the folks at Nakano.
If you would like a printable copy of my Healthy Late-Summer Harvest salad recipe visit
"Once Upon a Plate Recipes" ~ click HERE.

Full disclosure ~ The folks at Nakano supplied me with a full size bottle of the Italian Herb Seasoned Vinegar and a generous gift card for giving an honest evaluation of their product and agreeing to host this giveaway.





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