Super Green Salad

Salads are delicious and oh-so versatile. This Super Green Salad makes the perfect side dish to any meal. And it tastes so good with a simple seasoning of salt, pepper, and a little bit of Fruit-Infused Balsamic Vinegar!

I love being able to throw all of my favorite chopped veggies in a bowl and top them with my favorite Baker and Olive White Balsamic Vinegar or a homemade macro-friendly dressing. It’s seriously the BEST.

If you love salads and want a new one to be completely obsessed with, then you have to try this Super Green Salad. It’s so good and simple and chock-full of green veggies.

Ingredients for Super Green Salad

If you have my weekly meal plan already, then you can simply add this recipe to your meal plan for the week, and all the ingredients will be added directly to your grocery list. When you hit the ‘get ingredients’ button, you’ll get to choose a store from a drop-down menu, and then have the ingredients immediately transferred over to your cart. EASY.

But if you don’t have my meal plan yet, here are the ingredients you’ll need to make this super green salad:

• Red Butter Lettuce
• Shelled Edamame
• Mini Cucumbers
• Celery
• Avocado
• Pistachios
• Green Onions
• Cilantro
• Basil Leaves
• Mint Leaves
• Light Balsamic or Champagne Vinegar (I like to use Baker and Olive fruit-infused vinegar)
• Kosher Salt & Black Pepper

I didn’t add an actual dressing recipe for the salad, but you’ll see some recs under the instructions on how to make it if you’d like to make one! I often just stick with vinegar to keep fats low, and have olive oil out for anyone to drizzle as they please! Don’t underestimate the power of a good pinch of salt and pepper to help season your salad, too!

How to Make Super Green Salad

Start by chopping and slicing all of your ingredients. I love to use my Nakano knives and a good cutting board, but you can also use your alligator chopper too. Just depends on your preference.

After you’ve cut up all your ingredients, add everything to a large salad bowl. You can keep it in the fridge this way until you’re ready to eat. When you’re ready to eat this salad, top it with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss well!

If you want, you can add a little additional salt and pepper to taste. I also like to offer dressing and cheeses on the side for those who want them. Shaved parmesan or crumbled blue cheese are always delicious additions!

Dressing Options

I usually use a fruit-infused white balsamic like Baker and Olive’s peach or lemon as a dressing on my salads. They’re SO delicious and naturally sweet, which works magic on a salad without adding lots of fats to your macro count. But I know Baker and Olive is a specialty item, so please feel free to use your favorite balsamic vinegar instead (mine is 3 carbs per Tbsp.).

Just adding the vinegar with some salt and pepper is a great way to keep this salad macro-friendly and low in fat, but if you don’t mind some extra fats, definitely add some olive oil! Olive oil will only make it more delicious, of course.

If you want more flavor but you’re trying to keep your fats low, you can also add any of my homemade sauces and dressings! Some of my favorites are:

• Dairy-Free Pesto
• Green Goddess Dressing
• Creamy Lemon Basil Dressing
• Champagne Basil Vinaigrette
• Spicy Peanut Ginger Vinaigrette
• Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette

All of these sauces are super quick to make, and something you can store in the fridge to add to any of your salads all week long.

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Is this Super Green Salad Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free?

Yes, naturally! Almost all of my recipes are gluten-free or dairy-free OR have super simple swaps to make them so. I have a whole list of macro-friendly dairy-free swaps and gluten-free swaps if you need them!

And of course, if you’re looking for more gluten-free and dairy-free recipes, make sure to check out my cookbooks. My cookbook, PLANNED, was written while excluding dairy and gluten from my diet for health reasons. That’s the perfect one to start with if you haven’t tried any of my cookbooks before!

Serving Suggestions

This is the PERFECT green salad to pair with any dinner. I especially love it for Sundays since it does require a bit of chopping. It’s so versatile and can be paired with your favorite grilled protein or eaten all by itself.

In the Lillie Eats and Tells Weekly Meal Plan, we paired this salad with Chipotle Garlic Grilled Chicken and these Loaded Smashed Potatoes. So GOOD.

If you want the Chipotle Garlic Grilled Chicken recipe, you can find it in my meal plan and my cookbook PLANNED. I also have some other grilled protein recipes on the blog that you can try as well. This Honey Chipotle Grilled Chicken would be killer with this salad! It’s a little different than the garlic grilled chicken, but still super good. You can’t go wrong with either option!

And the Loaded Smashed Potatoes are an absolutely Sunday CLASSIC at my house. If you want more ideas on how to serve this meal, check out my blog or Instagram for more ideas. I’m always sharing what I’m eating over there.

Macro-friendly Salad Recipes

I love salads and have so MANY salad recipes in my cookbooks, Instagram, and blog. So if you love salads too, there are plenty of veggie-packed, macro-friendly options!

Here are a few of my absolute FAVES:

• Light and Filling Blueberry Chicken Salad with Herb Pesto
• Berry and Goat Cheese Salad
• Summer Salad with Arugula, Basil, Pasta, and Crispy Chicken
• Quick Thai Chicken Salad
• Harvest Chopped Kale Salad
• Quick and Easy Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad
• Green Goddess Grilled Chicken

Also, don’t skip my 5 Secrets to Macro-friendly Salads tucked into the caption of this reel!

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