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Best Butter Lettuce Salad - VIDEO

Nothing hits the spot like a cool, crunchy Butter Lettuce Salad on a hot Summer day!

This particular salad is really refreshing... try serving it along side some grilled meat or fish at your next BBQ, or better yet, enjoy it solo for a light and satisfying lunch!

Best Butter Lettuce Salad - VIDEO

Ingredients

1 head of butter lettuce
1 avocado, diced
2 oranges, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
4 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup toasted pistachios
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Directions

Combine olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a large bowl and whisk until everything is incorporated.

Tear butter lettuce into bite size pieces and toss with dressing.

Lay out dressed lettuce onto your serving dish, then layer with feta cheese, avocado, orange and pistachios. Enjoy!

Serves 6. 

Nutritional Analysis

Calories: 248; Total Fat: 20.5g; Saturated Fat: 4g; Cholesterol: 7mg; Sodium: 245mg; Carbohydrate: 13.2g; Dietary Fiber: 4.5g; Sugars: 5.3; Protein: 6.7g

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Comments

Dona Sheehan :

Our very favorite salad since having first served it at a large dinner party where every morsel was 'gobbled down' accompanied by rave reviews.

It continues to be a huge hit everywhere as we introduce it to friends and family around the world! Keep these delicious alternatives coming; we so enjoy your site!

posted on March 27, 2007 6:48 AM

Halima :

Wow! it so yummy, me and my husband loved it, know what its simple,esier to prepare and deliiiisious.Thanks

posted on July 19, 2007 12:31 AM

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