This salad is healthy, a great side dish - or a big lunch - and can be substituted a variety of ways in terms of vegetables used and what you have on hand. It's simple, refreshing and made using ingredients around the kitchen.
Also, I'm a strong believer in making one's own salad dressings and accoutrements so that they're healthier, don't stand in the fridge forever (yes, I'm talking to you: relish and bacon ranch dressing from two years ago) and that way it's also a little cheaper in the long run.
Total time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 large servings
Ingredients:
4 leaves iceberg lettuce
2 mini cucumbers
10 cherry tomatoes
1 cup microgreens
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Goat cheese as garnish
Instructions:
1. Chop the lettuce and cucumbers
2. Add all the vegetables into a bowl
3. Mix vinegar and oil, mustard and honey until smooth. Add salt and pepper.
4. Serve and garnish with crumbled goat cheese
That's it! Let me know if you like the salad in the comments below and how you changed it up with the ingredients you have in YOUR pantry! Subscribe to Linda's Study to get updates on new posts here on my website.
Cheers and Bon Appetit!
Linda Kamaev