tossed green salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Amy Alusa
Chico, CA

Just my favorite...many others enjoy it too. I made it up at a salad bar once, and it has been my favorite combination ever since. I never have cared for pickled beets, but in this salad they are delicious!

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min

Ingredients For tossed green salad

  • 1
    head of darkest green romaine lettuce you can find
  • 1 can
    kidney beans, canned
  • 1 can
    pickled beets, canned, julienned
  • 2/3 bunch
    little green onions
  • 3 md
    tomatoes
  • 1 md
    cucumber
  • enough seasoned croutons for those who may want them
  • sunflower seeds (shelled)
  • 1 bottle
    your favorite ranch, blue cheese or roquefort salad dressing

How To Make tossed green salad

  • 1
    Wash lettuce and dry with paper towels. Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces. Put pieces into a large salad bowl.
  • 2
    Wash and hinly slice little green onions (keeping some of the green parts). Add to the lettuce pieces in the salad bowl.
  • 3
    Wash,peel and thinly slice cucumbers. Add cukes to the salad bowl too.
  • 4
    Wash and core tomatoes, cut like orange slices (or however you prefer) into the salad bowl.
  • 5
    Drain kidney beans, and pour into the salad bowl as well.
  • 6
    Drain pickled beets, and slice each slice length-wise so that they seem more like julienne pieces. Add the beets to the salad.
  • 7
    Toss it all together and top with sunflower seeds and croutons. Add desired amount of dressing. Voila-I love it!
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