Ingredients

• 8 cups loose leaf lettuce (try a variety of lettuce including heirloom lettuce if possible)
• 2 medium tomatoes, sliced (heirloom tomatoes if available)
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 orange, peeled, seeded and sectioned (Blood orange or Valencia would be great!)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
• 1 tablespoon white sugar (decreased from 1/2 cup)
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon dried Mediterranean oregano (or 1 teaspoon fresh if you have it)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. In a jar with a tight fitting lid combine olive oil, vinegar, sugar, Dijon mustard, oregano and pepper. Shake well.

2. Tear the lettuce and place on individual salad plates.

3. Add the tomato pieces, walnuts, and blue cheese.

4. Garnish with orange sections and egg quarters; drizzle with raspberry vinaigrette. Finish with a sprinkle of fresh cracked black pepper.