Best Veggie Salad In Lettuce Cups Recipes

Chopped Salad in Lettuce Cups image

Provided by SarasotaCook

Time 15m

Yield 8-10 Lettuce Cups, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

8 lettuce leaves (you can use radicchio, bibb, boston, or anything you like)
2 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
2 plum tomatoes, diced (slightly seeded)
2 hard-boiled eggs, diced
1/4 cup chopped bacon
1 small red onion, diced
1/2 cup cucumber, diced (skin on)
1/4 sup sliced black olives
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
salt
pepper

Steps:

Dressing -- Add all the ingredients and mix well. Just set to the side.
Salad -- In a large bowl add all the ingredients and toss well. Now remember -- you can add anything, these are just my favorites. Make IT YOUR salad. I just like to chop well so it is easy to fit into the lettuce leaves.
Toss and Fill -- I just like to toss the chopped salad with a little of the dressing, not too heavy and then fill into the lettuce leaves. My favorite is radicchio or bibb, but you can use any type of leaf you want. You can also secure the leaf with a tooth pic too which is fun and then serve small cups of extra dressing on the side.
Now if you are a buttermilk type dressing by all means, or a balsamic dressing. You can really use your favorites here. It is more the method and the technique which just makes it really fun to serve at parties. Just have fun with them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.1, Fat 15, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 53, Sodium 29.8, Carbohydrate 3.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 1.5, Protein 2.3

Rainbow Salad Lettuce Cups image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 12 lettuce cups

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped yellow bell pepper
1/3 cup thinly sliced snow peas
1/3 cup diced cooked beets
1/3 cup julienned radishes
2 stalks asparagus, trimmed and thinly sliced
1/2 large ripe avocado, diced
1/4 cup packed fresh basil, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, plus more for topping
12 leaves Little Gem lettuce
Toasted sesame seeds, for sprinkling

Steps:

Whisk the vinegar, mustard and honey in a medium bowl. Whisk in the tarragon, then whisk in the olive oil. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.
Combine the bell pepper, snow peas, beets, radishes and asparagus with 1/4 cup of the dressing; season with salt and pepper. Toss with the avocado, basil and chives.
Divide among the lettuce cups. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds and more chives.