Recipe for Lettuce Salad with Garlic Croutons
Ingredients
- Iceberg Lettuce - 1 head, remove leaves, wash and place in ice cold water
- Green bell pepper - 1, finely sliced
- Tomato - wash, de-seed and slice
- Cucumber - 1, peeled and finely sliced
- Garlic Croutons - 1 1/2 cups
- Nuts - fistful, (almonds or pistachios or walnuts or peanuts), lightly toasted and chopped
- For Salad Dressing - whisk all the ingredients for a few seconds and refrigerate until use
- Vinegar - 1/2 tbsp
- Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tbsps
- Black pepper powder - freshly ground I used a little less than 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon powder - small pinch
- Roasted cumin powder - large pinch
- Date syrup - 1 tsp (or jaggery syrup or castor sugar)
Cooking Directions
In a large bowl, place the sliced cucumber, bell pepper, tomato and garlic croutons.
Tear the washed and drained lettuce leaves and place in the bowl. Toss all the ingredients using two large wooden forks.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge until serving time.
Just before serving, whisk the salad dressing and pour over the lettuce salad and toss to combine. Garnish with nuts and serve.
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