Butter Lettuce Salad with Avocado, Cucumber, and Pine Nuts with a Lemon Vinaigrette
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking
Ingredients
Lemon Vinaigrette:
¼cupolive oil
3-4tbspfresh lemon juiceto taste (we like it tart)
1cloveof garlicminced
Honeyto taste
Pinchof crushed red pepper flakesto taste
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepperto taste
Salad:
Butter lettucetorn into bite-sized pieces
½avocadosliced
½cucumbersliced
¼red onionsliced thinly
1radishsliced thinly
1tbsptoasted pine nuts
Shaved parmesan
Freshly cracked black pepperto taste
Instructions
Make the lemon vinaigrette by combining the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, honey, a pinch of red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk until well combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed or desired.
Set aside to allow flavors to mingle.
Make the salad by combining the butter lettuce, avocado, cucumber, red onion, radishes, and toasted pine nuts.
Drizzle with the well-whisked lemon vinaigrette then toss to coat evenly.
Top with shaved parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.