Easy, delicious and healthy everyday side salad for dinner or lunch. This salad is made with Romaine lettuce, cucumber, red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, radishes and red onion for sharpness and dressed with honey, lemon and mustard vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 4 heads Romaine lettuce diced (you can use more or less depending on the size of the lettuce, you need about 4 cups of diced/shredded lettuce)
- 1 medium cucumber diced
- 1 small red bell pepper diced
- 10 cherry tomatoes halves
- 2-3 large red radishes quartered and sliced
- 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
Lemon Honey Vinaigrette
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- A good pinch of salt
- A pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Dice up all vegetables into similar size squares/cubes/triangles. Make sure to slice the onion very thinly and only use as much as you like.
- Make the dressing by whisking or shaking all ingredients in a jar. Dress the salad just before serving for crispiest, freshest result.
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Notes
If making this side salad ahead of time, store it undressed in the fridge (covered), then remove and leave it out of the fridge for 5-10 minutes before serving so it’s not too cold. It will keep fresh for 24 hours, after that the leaves will start to fade.
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 1771mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 55349IU | Vitamin C: 61mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 7mg
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