Quick Summer Green Salad Recipe
Servings: 2 large salads or 4 side salads
If you are looking for a new take on a great summer green salad recipe, check out this delicious summer garden greens salad.
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Ingredients
- 8 cups mixed greens or other lettuce of choice
- 4 radishes, thinly sliced
- 2 small golden and/or red beets, shredded or 1 large beet
- 2 baby cucumbers, peeled into ribbons or sliced
- 1 cup baby or cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted
Red Wine Oregano Vinaigrette Dressing
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dijon or grainy mustard
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano or 1 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
- 1/4 tsp coarse salt
- ground pepper a couple of turns from a pepper grinder
Instructions
- Prepare all of the produce ingredients: wash the salad greens; slice radishes; shred beets; peel cucumbers into ribbons or slice; slice tomatoes; crumble feta.
- Prepare the toasted almonds: chop almonds and toast in a pan on medium-low heat for about 4-5 minutes until starting to brown. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In a mason jar or container with a lid, add all of the dressing ingredients and shake until combined.
- To assemble the salad, start with the lettuce and then add all of the toppings - dividing everything between two bowls. Then drizzle and mix with dressing. OR, if you're making side salads, mix all salad ingredients in one bowl and serve at the table for 4 people.
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