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Our House Salad Recipe

February 3, 2017 By Katya 19 Comments

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Our house salad recipe can not be any easier to make! It’s our go-to salad 99% of the time. Made with crisp romaine lettuce, cucumbers, sweet tomatoes, and creamy avocado, then tossed in a zesty dressing. 

Pair it with our Vodka Sauce Recipe and hot buttery noodles for an effortless meal. 

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Every home has a house salad. You know…a salad that you make almost every night to go with your dinner. Well today, I’m sharing a recipe for our house salad and honestly it’s such a simple recipe but we never get tired of it.

It’s so crisp, so fresh, and so ZESTY. It’s one of those salads that you can eat every single day and never get tired of it. Plus it goes with just about any entrée imaginable!

Our House Salad Recipe - the most easiest and delicious every day salad with zesty dressing | littlebroken.com @littlebroken

It consists of fresh romaine lettuce. Sometimes I like to use bagged romaine salad mix with shredded carrots and cabbage. It goes really well here too.

Then mini cucumbers. I love mini cucumbers. They are a perfect mouth size and are super crisp. Then the tomatoes. You can really use just about any tomatoes but I personally love grape tomatoes. Easy to work with and kids love them!

Mini heirlooms is another type that I love. I find them at Trader Joes. And of course last but not least….avocado. Totally up to you on how much you want to add but for me the more the merrier. Just because I love avocados.

Our House Salad Recipe - the most easiest and delicious every day salad with zesty dressing | littlebroken.com @littlebroken

The salad dressing I like to keep pretty simple: extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and salt. Sometimes I’ll whisk in some dried spices, such as oregano or basil but for the most part I keep it simple. The dressing is really zesty and gives the salad a good kick.

Our House Salad Recipe - the most easiest and delicious every day salad with zesty dressing | littlebroken.com @littlebroken

I also love to add fresh feta or chopped cilantro into the mix but for the most part this is our go-to. Hubby loves it, kids love it, and I absolutely love it. You can make a total meal out of it. Pair it with some grilled chicken or crusty bread and you’re basically set.

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If you try this House Salad, let me know in the comments below. I would love your feedback, along with a rating!

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Our House Salad Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Katya
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Chop
  • Cuisine: American
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Our house salad recipe can not be any more easier to make! It’s our go to salad 99% of time. Made with crisp romaine lettuce, cucumbers, sweet tomatoes, and creamy avocado, then tossed in a zesty dressing. 


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Ingredients

  • 12 cups chopped romaine lettuce or romaine salad mix (with shredded carrots + red cabbage)
  • 2–3 mini cucumbers or 1/2 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 8 oz. grape or mini heirloom tomatoes, halved
  • 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, pitted and sliced

Dressing

  • 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2–3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice, about 1 1/2 lemons
  • 2 tsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. First prepare the salad dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and salt. Season with black pepper, to taste.
  2. Then, in a large salad bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and shallots. Pour the dressing and toss to combine. Taste for salt and pepper.
  3. Lastly, layer the avocado slices on top of the salad or gently mix in. Serve immediately.

Keywords: favorite, easy, everyday

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Comments

  1. Sheila Johnson says

    May 25, 2020 at 9:49 PM

    Delicious! Will definitely be making this often.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Katya says

      May 26, 2020 at 8:42 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Olga says

    February 24, 2020 at 10:13 PM

    I make this salad all. the. time. YUM!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Julia says

    April 16, 2019 at 9:50 AM

    The simplicity of this house salad is its genius, Katya! I also think that a dressing makes the salad and yours is perfect.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Dina says

    April 16, 2019 at 1:44 AM

    This salad is so easy and delicious looking. And the dressing is so versatile. Simple, delicious, and healthy. What’s not to love? 🙂 YUM!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Karen says

    October 31, 2017 at 7:46 PM

    Beautiful salad! Katya, what brand of red wine vinegar do you use?

    Reply
    • Katya says

      October 31, 2017 at 8:34 PM

      Hi Karen: I don’t have a specific brand. I just pick whatever is available at the store 🙂

      Reply
  6. 2pots2cook says

    February 7, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    So inviting photos ! Will do. Thank you !

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Katya says

    February 6, 2017 at 8:41 PM

    Thanks so much Kevin! I hope you enjoy it.

    Reply

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