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Fool-proof green salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Fool-proof green salad

14 ingredients 30 min Serves 10 openrecipes

There is nothing worse than a boring bowl of green leaves served at a table with a meal. I like to add some crunchy vegetables to it and I have a trick to let you make this ahead so that the lettuce doesn’t wilt even though you have prepared it a couple of hours ago!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

280
Calories
5g
Protein
14g
Fat
36g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • and saltpepper
  • 1 bunch fresh dill
  • 8 spring onions
  • 8 celery
  • 1 small fennel
  • ½ large cucumber
  • 200g/7oz pack mixed salad leaves
  • 1 Romaine lettuce
  • 100g/3½oz pack rocket or watercress

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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