Best Your Basic Tossed Salad Recipes

YOUR BASIC TOSSED SALAD

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 11m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 hearts romaine lettuce
2 small plum tomatoes, diced
1 Kirby cucumber or 1/4 European seedless cucumber, diced
1 small yellow onion or 1/2 red onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
1/4 cup (a couple of glugs) extra-virgin olive oil
2 to 3 tablespoons (a couple of splashes) red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
Coarse salt and black pepper

Steps:

Place salad greens in a salad bowl and top with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and carrot. Place oil, vinegar and sugar in a small plastic container. Put the lid on the container and shake dressing until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Pour dressing over salad. Season salad with salt and pepper, to taste, and toss to combine.

YOUR BASIC TOSSED SALAD

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This is Rachael Ray's recipe and pretty much the salad I grew up on coming from an Italian family. The portions can be increased for larger groups. I love this simple and healthy salad. It is a perfect salad to serve with Italian food!

Provided by Little Bee

Categories Greens

Time 11m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 romaine lettuce hearts
2 small plum tomatoes, diced
1 kirby cucumber, seeded and diced
1 small yellow onions or 1/2 red onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (a couple of glugs)
2 -3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
kosher salt
fresh cracked black pepper

Steps:

Place salad greens in a salad bowl and top with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and carrot. Place oil, vinegar and sugar in a small plastic container. Put the lid on the container and shake dressing until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Pour dressing over salad. Season salad with salt and pepper, to taste.

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