It’s about time I shared my Everyday Salad with you here. I make it over and over and over and realized I don’t even have it on the blog! Whenever I’m whipping up a salad for lunch or dinner, it pretty much always has these ingredients in it. It’s refreshing, has a good crunch, lots of vibrant ingredients and colors, and takes just a couple minutes to throw together. I’m all about a lot of texture in my salads and this really does the trick! It honestly doesn’t require any measurements and you’d be perfectly fine just tossing in a handful of each ingredient but I did my best to give them to you anyway just in case you need ’em! It’s definitely the House Salad in our kitchen and I hope it becomes a staple in your salad routine, too!
The dressing is super simple in this salad – just a generous drizzle of good-quality olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, and cracked salt and pepper. This is really my go-to dressing most of the time. No need to dirty another bowl and mix up a fancy dressing for the Everyday Salad… this one adds plenty of brightness and freshness. Oh and just a little tip, don’t skimp when you salt your salads – it really helps bring out the flavor! Feel free to serve this salad as is or pair it with any of your favorite proteins to make it extra filling.
Ingredients
1 head of romaine, chopped
6 leaves of Tuscan or lacinato kale, stems removed and leaves chopped
1 apple, chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
4 celery stalks, chopped
1/3 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup pistachios
1 avocado, cubed
2 Persian cucumbers, chopped
Dressing:
A generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Salt & pepper to taste
Serves 3-4
- Place all salad ingredients into a large bowl. (tip: I prefer a large but shallow bowl so all of the ingredients don’t get lost at the bottom)
- Drizzle the salad with olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, and season with salt and pepper.
- Toss salad well and taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. Enjoy!
What’s in the “house salad” from your kitchen!? Share in the comments below! 🙂
