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The Best Basic Tossed Salad
This classic tossed salad is loaded with healthy vegetables and takes mere minutes to make. Always a crowd pleaser with the cubed cheddar cheese!
Prep Time
20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 109 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 10 cups chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes washed and halved
- 1 whole english cucumber washed and sliced
- 1 medium carrot peeled and grated
- 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
- 2-3 radishes washed and sliced
- 1 cup cubed cheddar cheese small cubes
- French Dressing
Instructions
- Place the salad greens in a large salad bowl.
- Top the greens with the tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, carrot and cheese cubes.
- Pour the French dressing over the salad.
- Toss the salad with two forks or salad tongs to coat the ingredients.
- Serve with salad tongs.
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Notes
- Additional ingredients you can add:
- pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- slivered almonds
- walnuts
- olives
- grated purple cabbage
- pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- slivered almonds
- walnuts
- olives
- grated purple cabbage
- crumbled Feta cheese
Nutrition Information
Calories
109kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
135mg
(6%)
Potassium
385mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
8884IU
(178%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
178mg
(18%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 135mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 385mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 8884IU | 178% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 178mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.