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How to Make Lettuce Salad

Bring some greens into your diet with this delicious and easy lettuce salad. It's made of familiar ingredients but tastes brand new thanks to the zesty dressing that binds everything together.
  • cook TIME 5 mins
  • prep TIME 10 mins
  • total TIME 15 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: American
Keyword: how to make lettuce salad, lettuce salad, lettuce salad recipe
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 163 kcal

Ingredients (14)

  • 4 oz leaf lettuce
  • 2 oz cucumber unpeeled, sliced
  • 1 oz red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 oz radish sliced
  • 4 oz cherry tomato halved
  • 1 oz cashew halved
  • 0.5 oz shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp scallion tops only, thinly sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

1

In a small bowl, mix 1/2 tbsp garlic, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper to make the dressing.

step 1 How to Make Lettuce Salad
2

Lay 4 oz leaf lettuce, 2 oz cucumber, 1 oz red onion, 1 oz radish, 4 oz cherry tomato, 0.5 oz shredded parmesan cheese, and 1 oz cashews onto the plate.

step 2 How to Make Lettuce Salad
3

Pour the dressing over the ingredients and gently toss until combined.

a wooden spoon pouring dressing to a plate of salad
4

Garnish with 2 tbsp scallion and serve. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 163 kcal | Fat 14 g | Saturated Fat 3 g | Trans Fat 0 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat 8 g | Cholesterol 3 mg | Sodium 218 mg | Potassium 234 mg | Carbohydrate 7 g | Fiber 1 g | Sugar 2 g | Protein 4 g | Vitamin A 2293 IU | Vitamin C 13 mg | Calcium 71 mg | Iron 1 mg