Green Salad with Asian Vinaigrette (Low FODMAP)
15 Minutes prep • Low FODMAP • Gluten-free • Lactose-free • Vegetarian • Vegan • Serves 4 • Ok to make ahead: Steps 1-2
As Autumn sets in with its hearty feasts, it's a refreshing change of pace to balance the table with a simple, delightful salad. Elevate your salad experience by experimenting with diverse dressings. This uncomplicated dressing has the power to transform an ordinary green salad into something truly extraordinary.
Ingredients: Salad
3 cups lettuce (I combined red leaf and romaine)
3 Persian cucumbers, sliced
1 tomato (I use “on the vine” for the freshest taste)
1/2 avocado
2 ribs celery
2 tablespoons peanuts, chopped (optional for serving)
1 green onion, green part only, chopped for serving
Ingredients: Asian Vinaigrette
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1/8 cup red wine vinegar
1-2 teaspoons seasoned rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
(1) Prepare the dressing: Combine all ingredients in a pint jar or small bowl. Shake or whisk to combine. Set aside.
(2) Prepare the lettuce: Wash, tear it into bite-size pieces, and spin dry the lettuce. If you’re not putting your salad together right away, put the clean lettuce in a plastic bag with a paper towel. Squeeze the air out of the bag and twist it to seal and keep the air out. Put the sealed bag in the refrigerator until you’re ready to assemble your salad. This will give you the most crisp and delicious lettuce possible! And it keeps for a couple of days so you can wash a bunch and store it this way and just use a little a time.
(3) Prepare the rest of the vegetables: Wash and slice the cucumbers (peeling them is optional), and wash and chop celery and tomatoes. Chop the peanuts and the green onion greens.
(4) Finish: Add lettuce to your salad bowl with the cucumber and tomato slices. Toss to combine. Chop or slice and add the avocado. Drizzle with the dressing. Toss once more just to combine. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and green onions. And serve right away.
Eat and enjoy every bite because you can!
Recipe note: I use Diamond Crystal Kosher salt in all my recipes because it has a wonderful flat and crisp flake that tastes delicious. It is also the least salty salt available so you can use it more liberally as a seasoning than you can table salt or sea salt. If you use another type of salt, you may need to reduce the amount so it is not over-salted.
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