Everyday Garden Salad
This Everyday Garden Salad is delicious with homemade croutons from frozen garlic bread, a tangy dressing, and lots of crunchy vegetables. You will want to make it every day!!
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 head of Romaine lettuce washed and torn into pieces
- ½ small red onion peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 cup mini cucumber sliced
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
- 2-3 slices frozen garlic toast for homemade croutons
Vinaigrette
- 3 Tbsp good olive oil
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1 tsp garlic minced
Instructions
- Toast the frozen garlic toast as per the package directions, then toast for 2-3 minutes more so they are crispy. Let cool.
- Slice the toasted garlic bread into cubes and set aside.
- Combine all the ingredients for the salad except the parsley in a large bowl.
- Whisk all the ingredients for the vinaigrette together in a small bowl (or shake in a mason jar) until combined.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette evenly over the salad and toss to combine.
- Add the homemade croutons and parsley to the top of the salad. Simple addition is a bit of cheese if you have it kicking around, like grated Parmesan cheese, crumbled blue cheese, or cubed cheddar cheese.
Equipment
Notes
Note: Use the vinaigrette dressing immediately or refrigerate in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 550mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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