Simple Green Salad with Vinaigrette

Toss any lettuce or field greens you have on hand with this easy dressing of olive oil, vinegar, and Dijon mustard.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 cups)

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  minced red onion
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  red wine vinegar
• 2  teaspoons  olive oil
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  Dijon mustard
• 6  cups  torn curly leaf lettuce
• 1/4  cup  thinly vertically sliced red onion
• 1  pint cherry tomatoes, halved

Preparation

Combine minced onion and vinegar in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Add oil, salt, pepper, and mustard; stir well with a whisk.

Place the lettuce, sliced onion, and tomatoes in a large bowl; toss gently to combine. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad; toss gently to coat.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

49 (44% from fat)

Fat:

2.4g (sat 0.3g,mono 1.7g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

1.5g

Carbohydrate:

7.2g

Fiber:

2.7g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.3mg

Sodium:

189mg

Calcium:

46mg