The Ultimate Summer Salad
I’m always looking for new combos to keep my salad game interesting! And I just LOVE this summery combo!
I brought this SUMMER SALAD to my family’s house over the weekend & it was a big hit! Turn it into a meal by serving it with your favorite protein like grilled steak, chicken, salmon, or tofu.
Happy Summer! Enjoy! ☀️
15 mins • Servings: 10 Print Recipe
Ingredients
12 ounces of assorted salad greens (~3 containers)
optional: broccoli microgreens
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
8 tablespoons slivered almonds
3 plums, pit removed & thinly sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
4 ounces goat cheese
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or red wine vinegar
sea salt & pepper, to taste
Directions
- Put salad greens on a large platter or in a large bowl.
- Layer on top of the greens: optional microgreens, basil, mint, almonds, plums, red onion, and goat cheese.
- When it's time to eat, drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
PRO-TIPS
- These are the ingredients I used to make a BIG salad for 10 people. You can easily decrease this if you don't have quite as many people.
- I have been on a kick lately of serving salad on a LARGE PLATTER instead of a bowl. I like how you can see all the ingredients & nothing sinks to the bottom!
- I don't toss this salad because I like how the layers look.
- I used 3 different containers of salad greens, I love to mix & match.
- Do not skip the mint or basil! It makes the salad so fresh.
- Instead of plums you can use peaches or nectarines.
- I served the red onion on the side to accommodate non-onion eaters, but I love them on the salad.
- Goat cheese is pretty soft, so I use my fingers to make small pieces to pop on the salad.
Nutritional Facts for The Ultimate Summer Salad
1/10 salad
10
Daily Value %*
7%
18%
17%
3%
2%
1%
8%
8%
0%
6%
6%
4%
* Daily Value % based on a 2000 calorie diet.