Easy Side Salad with Ranch

Servings

3

Prep Time

5-10 minutes

Calories

230

Category

Sides, Salad

Need a little extra something to go with dinner or weekly meal prep? This easy garden salad comes together in minutes using basic ingredients from your fridge, paired with our delicious no-dairy Ranch Dressing. Serve it as-is or customize it with toppings like sliced avocado, cheese, bacon crumbles, or diced peppers.

Ingredients

  • 1 large head of lettuce
  • 6 Campari tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1 peeled and sliced cucumber
  • ½ red onion, sliced thin
  • 1 large carrot, shaved into ribbons
  • 6 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing
  • Sliced avocado (optional)
  • Cheese (optional)

Directions

  1. Wash and cut the vegetables. Chop or tear the lettuce leaves.

  2. Assemble all ingredients together in a bowl.

  3. Pour the dressing on and toss to combine.

If you grew up in the era of "three square meals," there was probably a big family-style bowl of dressed green salad in the middle of the table at every dinner. Or if you were lucky, you scored an individual bowl with customizable toppings and a few condiment bottles ready for a choose-your-own-dressing adventure.

Whether you came from these bygone times or the salad days were over in your youth, let's face it—a side salad makes a meal feel complete. Plus, serving a side salad makes every meal feel like you're at a cozy family restaurant where crisp greens are complimentary with your entree.     

This easy garden salad lays the foundation for a classic side dish tailored to your tastes. Made with crisp lettuce (we love butter lettuce or green leaf), ripe tomatoes, red onions, and our dreamy no-dairy Ranch Dressing made without cane sugar or corn syrup, it's meant to be customized: add sliced hardboiled eggs and bacon crumbles for a mini-Cobb, top with chickpeas for a vegan treat, or serve underneath salmon portions or chicken breast for a complete meal.     



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