Get the Recipe: Simple Spring Salad
Spring mix lettuce combined with asparagus and snap peas, feta cheese and red onion, all tossed in a lemon tarragon vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Salad:
- 4 cups Spring Mix lettuce
- 1 cup snap peas, uncooked, string removed if necessary and chopped into 1/2-inch diagonal pieces
- 1 cup thin asparagus, uncooked, woody end removed and chopped into 1/2-inch diagonal pieces
- 1/4-1/3 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Lemon Tarragon Vinaigrette:
- Zest and juice of 1/2 a lemon, about 1 teaspoon of zest and 1 Tablespoon of juice, plus more juice to taste
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 Tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped, or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon honey, or white sugar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil or canola/vegetable oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Tip! I always measure salad ingredients with my heart and you can too. Add as much of the peas, asparagus and feta cheese as you like.
- Add the Spring mix, chopped snap peas, chopped asparagus, red onion and feta cheese to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- Add the vinaigrette ingredients to a small jar with a lid. Be sure to season well with salt and pepper. Place the lid on the jar and shake vigorously to mix well. Taste the dressing and add additional lemon juice (if you'd like more lemon flavour) or more oil (for less lemon flavour), as needed to balance the flavours.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to coat well. Serve immediately.
Notes
Easy Swaps
- Use baby spinach instead of Spring Mix.
- Use shallots instead of red onion (use about 1 large shallot, thinly sliced).
- Use goat cheese instead of feta.
- Use thyme in the lemon vinaigrette instead of tarragon (use 1/2 teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves or a generous pinch of dried thyme leaves).
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 204kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 268mg, Potassium: 244mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 1093IU, Vitamin C: 27mg, Calcium: 131mg, Iron: 2mg
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