beef salad with maple syrup vinaigrette

Yay... finally tomatoes are back at a reasonable price.  I have missed them over the winter.  I bought these lovely red and yellow ones from 'Jack Lums'.  I decided to use them in a beef salad that was inspired by 'food for my family'.  The combination of the blue cheese and the maple syrup is delicious.

For this salad you will need

• 2 whitlof or you could use cos lettuce
• baby watercress
• 1 avocado
• red and yellow tomatoes
• thinnly sliced rear beef ( i used a big piece of thick whole rump that was BBQed)
• crumblings of blue cheese (I used blue castello)
• walnuts (optional - i didn't bother, kids don't like them)

You can plate up individually or serve yourself from a big salad bowl

For the dressing you will need

• 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar  (you could use any type of vinegar)
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 clove finely minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
• 1/2 finely chopped red onion
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil