SPECTACULAR DIRTY MARTINI SALAD

Spectacular Dirty Martini Salad image

I like to dress up simple greens with a unique olive dressing. Serving the salad in martini glasses and the dressing in a shot glass makes for a fun presentation.-Pamela Clark, Bonaire, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 medium lemon
8 pimiento-stuffed olives
8 frilled toothpicks
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 packages (5 ounces each) spring mix salad greens
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives
DRESSING:
1 shallot, halved
6 pimiento-stuffed olives plus 1/4 cup juice from the jar, divided
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup vodka or additional white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup olive oil

Steps:

Cut lemon in half lengthwise; cut one half into eight thin wedges. Thread olives and lemon wedges onto toothpicks for garnishes; set aside., Using the lemon half, moisten the rims of eight large cocktail glasses. Sprinkle salt on a plate; hold glasses upside down and dip rims into salt. Divide the salad greens, tomatoes, onion and sliced olives among prepared glasses. Top each with a prepared toothpick., In a food processor, combine shallot and olives; cover and process until finely chopped. Add the vinegar, vodka, olive juice and lemon juice; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Divide among eight shot glasses; serve with salads.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Fat 30g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 358mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein.