Yes I'm adding a Garden Salad. Recently I was surprised that many people don't know what to put into a Salad or how to make a dressing .

A garden salad is just that ! You can basically put in any garden salad vegetable.

Serves 4 to 5

Prep time 7 min



Recipe by recipetineats

Ingredients​

SALAD:​

• 1 small head iceberg lettuce or other lettuce or leafy greens , chopped into big bite size pieces (5 to 6 big handfuls) I use baby cos alot
• 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or 2 tomatoes cut into wedges or chunks
• 1 cucumber , sliced (medium Lebanese cucumber, or 1/2 long cucumber)
• 1 carrot , peeled and grated using a box grater
• 1 tsp parsley or chives , very finely chopped (if you’re feeling fancy!)

DRESSING:​

• 1 tbsp cider vinegar (or any vinegar or lemon juice) (Note 1)
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or other neutral oil)
• 1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard (or other non spicy smooth mustard)
• 1/2 tsp cooking salt (or 1/4 tsp table salt)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions​

• Dressing: Shake Dressing in a jar. Taste and adjust – more oil for creamier/less tang, vinegar for more tang, sugar if you want touch of sweet.
• Toss: Place all Salad ingredients in a big bowl. Pour over Dressing. Toss well.
• Serve: Transfer to serving bowl and serve immediately!

Recipe Notes:​

1. Vinegars– the ratio of vinegar to oil used in this dressing is standard so you can really use any vinegar at all, including but not limited to:

• Apple cider vinegar (my most used)
• White wine vinegar (2nd most used, use a touch more as it’s milder)
• Balsamic
• Red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, champagne vinegar
• Plain white vinegar (most sharp, so you may need touch more oil)
• Rice wine vinegar

2. Dressing adjustmentsto your taste – make it your own! More oil for creamier/less tang, vinegar for more tang, sugar if you want touch of sweet, salt for more seasoning.

3. More dressing addition options:

• 1 small garlic clove, finely minced
• Sugar or honey can take the sharp edge off dressings without using more oil. Don’t use BOTH, use one!
• Dried or fresh herbs
• Lemon zest

 

[Penny4]

I love salad dressing ... better than the salad, lol