Garden Salad
A fresh, crisp everyday side salad with a simple homemade vinaigrette. The 3:1 oil-to-vinegar ratio is worth memorizing.
10 min4 servings120 kcal / serving
by Culicious Kitchen
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 lettuce
- 1 cucumber
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 carrot
- 0.25 red onion
Vinaigrette
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper
Method
- 1
Wash and THOROUGHLY dry the lettuce — a salad spinner or clean towel. Wet leaves won't hold dressing and make the salad soggy.
- 2
Make the vinaigrette: in a small jar, combine the olive oil, vinegar, Dijon, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Remember the ratio — 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar.
- 3
Seal the jar and shake hard until the dressing turns thick and emulsified (the mustard helps it hold together).
- 4
Cook it your way
Save it to scale servings, run step timers, and send the ingredients to a shopping list that skips what is already in your pantry.