Everyday Green Salad
Ensalada de Diario
Recipe Yield
6 servings
Cooking time
11 minutes
Rate this recipe
Ingredients
For the vinaigrette:
- 1/3 cup white distilled vinegar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/3 cup red onion thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar or to taste
For the salad:
- 1 head butter lettuce or red leaf lettuce
- 4 carrots or 3/4 lb, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1 large cucumber or 3/4 lb, peeled, seeded, sliced
- 2 ripe tomatoes or 3/4 lb, quartered, seeded, sliced
- 1 large ripe Mexican avocado halved, pitted, sliced
To Prepare
- In a plastic container that has a lid, add the vinegar, vegetable and olive oils, Dijon mustard, garlic, onion, salt, black pepper and sugar. Cover the container with a lid and shake for 10 seconds until the vinaigrette is well emulsified. Alternatively, you can also whisk with a fork in a bowl.
- Place the lettuce, carrots, cucumber and tomato in a large salad bowl. Pour a generous amount of the vinaigrette on top and toss. The salad should be coated with the vinaigrette but not swimming in it.
- Top with avocado slices, drizzle a bit more vinaigrette on top of and serve.
Comments
12comments inEveryday Green Salad
Mary beth
Nov 11
Can you use a different vinegar than white?
Pati Jinich
Nov 17
For sure! Maybe apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar, yum!
Stever
Oct 12
Absolutely love the show and your recipes. Cannot wait to try this one 😍
Pati Jinich
Oct 24
Thanks so very much Steve!
Yvette
Jan 11
I used avocado and olive oil. Very nice salad 🥗 dressing! Muchas gracias!
Pati Jinich
Jan 12
Awesome, Yvette!
Tanya
Jan 11
Hi Pati. Hello from Alaska. Love, love, love your recipes, and your show! Curious why both olive and veg oil🙂
Pati Jinich
Jan 22
Thank you for tuning in, Tanya! I use both, as I don’t like the olive oil to overpower the vinaigrette’s flavor.
Tina
Feb 14
Excellent vinegrette dressing, love, love love it and so easy. My husband can’t enough of it. Thanks, Pati. Also made the beans and salad with shrimp. Divine. I’m onto more of your recipes, for sure.
Pati
Feb 15
Yay! I hope you love them all, Tina.
Cyndi
Apr 05
How long will the vinaigrette keep?
Pati
Apr 06
It will keep for a few days in the fridge in a sealed container.