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A vibrant bowl of Restaurant-Style Thanksgiving Salad with crisp lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and feta cheese.

Restaurant-Style Thanksgiving Salad

This recipe brings a restaurant-quality salad to your Thanksgiving table, featuring fresh ingredients and a simple honey balsamic dressing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Dressing Prep 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 69
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Salad
  • 18 cups romaine lettuce torn (about 2 large bunches)
  • 1 medium cucumber sliced
  • 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 1 small red onion thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup roasted sweet red peppers julienned
  • 1/2 cup Greek olives pitted, halved
For the Dressing
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Equipment

  • Large salad bowl
  • small bowl
  • Whisk

Method
 

  1. In a very large salad bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, cucumber, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, red onion, roasted red peppers, and Greek olives.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  3. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to coat everything evenly.

Nutrition

Calories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 117mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g

Notes

This salad can be prepared ahead of time. Keep the dressing separate and toss just before serving to maintain the freshness of the ingredients.

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