Mandy’s Salad

 

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Mandy’s Salad
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
My niece, Miranda Holback, is a wonderful, healthy foods cook. She surprised me with this salad. The use of pita chips in place of croutons was a quick, crunchy and flavorful addition to a lovely bright salad.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Farm Fresh and Vegetarian
Author: Barbara
Ingredients
Salad
  • 1 Head romaine lettuce cleaned
  • ¼ red onion thinly sliced
  • 3-4 sprigs fresh Italian or flat parsley chopped
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh mint stemmed and chopped
  • 1 avocado chopped
  • ½ cucumber peeled and chopped
  • 1-2 handfuls of a salty pita chip
Dressing
  • 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbs olive oil oil and lemon in equal parts
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • to taste salt and pepper
Instructions

  1. Tear or cut up the lettuce leaves into manageable bite sizes.In a bowl, gently toss the vegetables and herbs, refrigerate if made ahead.

  2. Mix together the lemon juice and olive oil, in equal parts depending on the size of your salad, with the minced garlic.
  3. Just before serving, toss the dressing with the salad. Gently crush the pita chips and add to the salad just as you serve it.