I love summer because lettuce is fresher, and cold food tastes better. (I prefer a good vegetable-heavy soup when it’s cold out.) And this fantastic tossed salad recipe just might be your gateway to a healthier lifestyle. Plus, if you’re into gardening, you can grow almost all the ingredients for the freshest salad on the block. And this awesome recipe involves more fun than you could ever hope for in a salad. You’ll love how much easier making a nutritious salad is than cooking. Okay… those were my husband’s words because we both know how much I love to cook. Nevertheless, sharing salad ideas with you guys for when it’s too hot to turn on the oven is refreshing.
Recipe Tips
Make-Ahead, Serving & Storage Instructions
Salad is hard to make ahead of time because lettuce tends to wilt. But you can certainly prep all the ingredients and store them correctly in the fridge. Just assemble and dress your salad when ready to serve.
Dressing Up a Tossed Salad
The sky’s the limit! An oil and vinegar dressing with a dash of salt and pepper would do the trick. But why settle when you’ve got honey mustard, Caesar, Thousand Island dressing, blue cheese, poppy seed, and homemade ranch dressings?
More Easy, Refreshing Salad Recipes
This blog post was originally published in June 2020 and has been updated with additional tips and gorgeous images
