If you’ve not had the chance to eat capers before, this Lettuce Salad with Caper Vinaigrette is a great and easy option to help you warm up to them. While similar to olives, capers do have a more acquired taste.
These dressing options pair well with the fruits and nuts, tying the salad together for a healthy lunch. However, if you’re not a big fan of this dressing, I’ve prepared this salad before with plain yogurt and a dash of pesto, as well as sour cream and some sugar. Along with the ingredients that already please the palate, I like topping this salad with a little bit of cheese.īecause this salad is sweeter, the brine-soaked cheese Parmigiano-Reggiano is a good fit with its drier, salty taste.Īpples and walnuts in a salad? Count me in! This Classic Waldorf Salad is one of the few ways my mother will eat mayonnaise.
I always add an extra spoon of sesame oil to pack that nuttiness in with the bright flavor of the dill. This next salad, Lettuce with Tomato and Cucumber, is quite similar to my grandmother’s recipe for summertime get-togethers. While this yields 6 servings, I’ve tripled the recipe and added 1-½ cups of dried cranberries for a large crowd around the holidays.Ģ. However, what ties this salad together, in my opinion, are the Castelvetrano olives their sweet flavor marries beautifully with the apple cider vinegar, honey, and breadcrumbs. In just five minutes, you’re going to have this super simple, low-calorie Butter Lettuce Salad to enjoy.īutterhead lettuce is my favorite which is why I put this recipe at the top of the list. I’ve compiled a list of my twenty favorite recipes using lettuce, all simple and delicious. It’s easy to forget how many different types of lettuce there are from butterhead to Batavia, or even leaf lettuce, the one you choose can change the flavor and texture of your salad. Not only are these lettuce salad recipes easy, but they will also likely open your mind to the different vegetable options available at your grocery store. I wasn’t always keen on using this leafy vegetable as the focal of a meal until I discovered these recipes. Are you interested in eating healthy? Trying to introduce more greens into your diet, but you have no clue what to do with lettuce? I hear you.
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