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Simple crunchy lettuce salad in a blue serving bowl with a small bowl of ranch dressing and yellow salt and pepper grinders in the background.

Simple Crunchy Lettuce Salad

By: Deborah
Fresh and crunchy lettuce salad with crisp vegetables - a quick and easy side salad perfect for BBQs, lunches and everyday meals.  
PREP: 5 minutes
COOK: 0 minutes
TOTAL: 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients

  • 400 g (14.1 oz) iceberg romaine, cos or little gem lettuce
  • 6 radishes approx. 85g, ends trimmed and thickly sliced
  • quarter of a cucumber approx. 100g, quartered lengthways and cut into chunks
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Toss all the ingredients gently in a mixing bowl then transfer to a serving bowl.
  • Serve with your choice of salad dressing. 

Notes

  • Feel free to customise your salad with extras like tomatoes, red onion, fresh herbs and dressings!
  • Optional variations: 
    • Creamy ranch lettuce salad – dress with ranch dressing. 
    • Mediterranean salad version – add some diced pepper, olives, cherry tomatoes and feta. 
    • Crunch Asian-inspired salad – add grated carrot, diced red pepper, celery and red onion, chopped coriander, garnish with toasted sesame seeds and roasted peanuts, and dress with some ginger soy dressing. 
    • Caesar-style lettuce salad – make a caesar dressing to dress the salad. 
    • Avocado and herb salad – add diced pieces of avocado and fresh herbs to the salad. 
  • This simple crunchy lettuce salad recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 521IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS BBQ side dishes, crunchy salad, easy green salad recipe, easy lunch salads, fresh salad ideas, healthy salad recipes, lettuce salad, quick side dishes, simple side salad
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