Photo: Anna Pelzer
Fool-proof green salad
14 ingredients
30 min
Serves 10
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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!
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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