Simple Green Salad
from kristineskitchenblog.comThis is my favorite simple green salad recipe, made with juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, avocado and tangy goat cheese or feta. Serve it with my easy vinaigrette recipe (linked below) or your favorite salad dressing.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 151kcal
Ingredients
- 6 cups (loosely packed) mixed greens or lettuce of choice, torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 small or ½ large English cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 small carrot grated with a vegetable peeler (or sliced)
- 1 avocado peeled, pitted and chopped
- 2 ounces goat cheese crumbled, or crumbled feta or shaved Parmesan
- 6 tablespoons homemade vinaigrette or dressing of choice
Instructions
- Put the greens in a large bowl. Add the cucumber, cherry tomatoes and carrot.
- Drizzle on vinaigrette or dressing of choice, a little at a time, tossing to mix, until salad is dressed to your liking.
- Add the avocado and goat cheese and toss gently to mix in. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Greens: You can use any type of greens you prefer. I love to make this with crisp chopped romaine hearts. Sometimes I toss in a handful of baby arugula because I love its peppery bite. Mixed greens, baby spinach, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and butter lettuce also work well.
- To Make Ahead: You can partially assemble the salad up to one day ahead, just be sure to dry the produce well so that it stays fresh. Wait to add the avocado, cheese and dressing right before serving.
- Nutrition information is for salad without dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 recipe | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 582mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3251IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg
