House Salad
This is THE classic house salad with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, croutons, cheese, and more, all tossed in a zippy balsamic vinaigrette.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 6 cups mixed salad greens
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, sliced (such as hothouse, English, or Persian cucumber)
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 carrot, julienned
- 2 cups croutons
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese (or another cheese of your choice)
For the Dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 small clove garlic, minced (or ½ teaspoon garlic powder)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- ⅕ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine salad greens, tomatoes, cucumber, sliced red onion, and carrot.6 cups mixed salad greens, 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved, 1 cucumber, sliced, ¼ red onion, thinly sliced, 1 carrot, julienned
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper to taste.¼ cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 2 teaspoons honey, ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 small clove garlic, minced, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste, ⅕ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper, or to taste
- Immediately before serving, drizzle the homemade dressing over the salad and toss to coat the ingredients evenly. Add croutons and cheese and serve.2 cups croutons, ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Notes
- Other dressings may be used. Try Italian dressing, creamy Italian dressing, ranch dressing, Catalina (French) dressing, maple black pepper dressing, white wine vinaigrette, or red wine vinaigrette.
- For an elevated salad, try using homemade croutons.
- Make it your own. This is a very basic salad and it’s easy to add additional ingredients to make it your own custom “house salad.” Try kalamata olives, different varieties of cheese, or different vegetables (sliced mushrooms, julienned red bell peppers, etc).
- Main dish salad: Add a cooked protein such as grilled chicken, grilled salmon, crispy tofu, or grilled shrimp. Boiled eggs or bacon bits are good, too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1salad with dressing | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 383mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4220IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 2mg
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