Description
This classic garden salad is loaded with fresh veggies including green leaf lettuce, cherry tomatoes, mini cucumbers, grated carrot, red onion, radish, chopped parsley, and toasted pepitas. It’s tossed with a tangy honey mustard dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 medium head green leaf lettuce, roughly chopped (red lettuce or iceberg lettuce)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (or grape tomatoes)
- 1-2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced (or 1/4 cup sliced green onions)
- 3 radishes, halved and thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (I use curly parsley)
- 1-2 tablespoons toasted pepitas (green pumpkin seeds)
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey (agave nectar or maple syrup)
- Fine sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prep the greens: Start by separating the lettuce leaves and rinsing them under cool running water. I use a salad spinner to thoroughly wash and dry the lettuce leaves. This makes it super easy. Use a paper towel to gently dry any area of the lettuce leaves that still have water on them. This will keep the leaves crisp and help the salad dressing evenly coat everything.
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Make the dressing: In a jar with a fitted lid, add the apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey (or maple syrup), extra virgin olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and black pepper. Seal the jar and give it a good shake until the dressing emulsifies and everything is well combined. Don’t have a jar? Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
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Toss and serve: In a large salad bowl (or mixing bowl), add the washed chopped lettuce and other ingredients (cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, carrot, radish, fresh parsley, and toasted pepitas). Drizzle the prepared dressing over the salad and gently toss to mix all the ingredients. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Make it vegan by using maple syrup or agave nectar instead of honey.
- Nutrition information is a rough estimate based on 4 servings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Chopped
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 14.8g
- Sodium: 139mg
- Fat: 12.7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24.2g
- Fiber: 7.6g
- Protein: 4.6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg