Perfect Garden Salad
Created by dianegrapegrower on July 28, 2014
- Servings: 3-4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #13472
Ingredients
- 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)
How to Make
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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.
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Step 2: Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cheese. Go lightly until you learn how much is "to taste" for you.
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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.
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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.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (292.4 g)
- Calories 231.8
- Total Fat - 18.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.3 g
- Cholesterol - 4 mg
- Sodium - 495.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.2 g
- Sugars - 6.2 g
- Protein - 5.1 g
- Calcium - 117.3 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 14 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg