Simple Garden Salad Recipe
Fresh, chopped lettuce and veggies tossed together into a gorgeous, healthy salad. Add nuts, seeds, cheese or croutons if desired and serve with a simple lemon vinaigrette or your favorite salad dressing.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy Side Dish, Gluten Free, Healthy Side, Keto Friendly, Low Carb, Summer Salad
Servings: 6
Calories: 138kcal
Salad Ingredients
- 4 cups lettuce *see note below
- ⅓ small red onion *diced into very small pieces
- 1 large cucumber *cut into thin half moons
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes *halved *see note below
- ¼ cup radishes *cut into slices
- 3 medium carrots *cut into thin half moons
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onion
Dressing Ingredients
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup white wine vinegar *red wine vinegar will also work
- Juice from one large lemon
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Optional Mix-ins & Toppings
- Nuts, seeds, fresh herbs, black olives, parmesan cheese, sharp cheddar, blue cheese, feta crumbles, crunchy croutons, red cabbage, chopped spinach or diced bell peppers.
Recipe notes:
Lettuce: romaine, butter, and ice berg lettuce are all good options! Choose your favorite or mix and match.
Tomatoes: Roma or grape tomatoes will also work fine.
Chop lettuce into small, bite sized pieces. Transfer to a colander or salad spinner, rinse and dry. Rinse carrots, cucumber, green onion and cherry tomatoes. Pat dry.
Cut carrots and cucumber into thin half moons and chop green onion.
Dice red onion into very small pieces and halve tomatoes.
Place lettuce, vegetables and tomatoes in a large bowl.
Measure dressing ingredients (olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, Italian seasonings, salt, pepper and Dijon mustard) into a small bowl or glass jar and whisk well.
Drizzle dressing on top of the salad and toss (or serve dressing on the side).
Plate and enjoy!
Serving: 1/6th of recipe. All values are approximate and will vary widely based on dressing selection. The information provided here includes the dressing from the recipe card! | Sugar: 3.2g | Fiber: 2.1g | Calories: 138kcal | Fat: 12.2g | Protein: 0.9g | Carbohydrates: 6.3g