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Butter Lettuce Salad with Avocado, Cucumber, and Pine Nuts with a Lemon Vinaigrette
Whether you're entertaining or relaxing, this recipe hits the spot.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Lemon Vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3-4 tbsp fresh lemon juice to taste (we like it tart)
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- honey to taste
- Pinch of Crushed Red Pepper Flakes to taste
- Sea Salt and Freshly Cracked Pepper to taste
Salad:
- butter lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces
- ½ avocado sliced
- ½ cucumber sliced
- ¼ red onion sliced thinly
- 1 radish sliced thinly
- 1 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- Shaved parmesan
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Make the lemon vinaigrette by combining the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, honey, a pinch of red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk until well combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed or desired.
- Set aside to allow flavors to mingle.
- Make the salad by combining the butter lettuce, avocado, cucumber, red onion, radishes, and toasted pine nuts.
- Drizzle with the well-whisked lemon vinaigrette then toss to coat evenly.
- Top with shaved parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
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