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Perfect Garden Salad

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  • Servings: 3-4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 3-4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 lettuce head (or a combo of iceberg, romaine, butter, spring greens etc)
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled as needed and sliced 1/4-inch thick
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 avocado, diced
  • 2 radishes, sliced (optional)
  • 1 celery rib, sliced (optional)
  • 4 mushrooms, sliced (optional)
  • 1 carrot, peeled and diced (optional)
  • DRESSING
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated (to taste)
  • 3 tablespoons oil (olive oil, to taste)
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar (to taste)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces and wash and dry thoroughly. Place in large salad bowl (wider than it is deep). Top with prepared vegetables.

  • Step 2: Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cheese. Go lightly until you learn how much is "to taste" for you.

  • Step 3: Pour oil over salad, then vinegar. It is important that the oil be first. Quantity requires a bit of practice - go light on the vinegar at first. You can add more if needed. Aim to coat the top layer of vegetables. Toss until well mixed. Taste - add vinegar or oil if needed, and toss again. Do not add dry ingredients (see below). Serve immediately.

  • Step 4: Note: Your first couple salads may not be perfect. If you find that you didn't add enough salt or pepper, let diners add more as served - you can't get it well dispersed if you add to the salad bowl after the oil and vinegar have been added If you find that you added too much vinegar, a little salt can counteract - again, add as served.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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