Description
This Green Goddess Salad is fresh, vibrant, and bursting with flavor! Packed with crisp green leaf lettuce, crunchy cucumber, sweet cherry tomatoes, red onion, and sunflower seeds, then topped with creamy avocado and drizzled in a zesty green goddess dressing. It’s the ultimate feel-good salad perfect as a light lunch, a colorful side, or a healthy addition to your weekly meal prep.
Ingredients
Salad
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1 head of green leaf lettuce, chopped (about 4-5 cups)
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1/2 cup diced green pepper
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1 cup diced English cucumber
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1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
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1/3 cup diced red onion
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1/4 cup unsalted sunflower seeds
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1 avocado, sliced
Green Goddess Salad Dressing
Use your favorite store-bought or homemade green goddess dressing.
Instructions
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Combine the Salad Base
In a large salad bowl, add the chopped green leaf lettuce, green pepper, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and sunflower seeds. -
Toss with Dressing
Drizzle your desired amount of green goddess salad dressing over the top. Using two salad spoons or tongs, gently toss to coat all the ingredients evenly.
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Add Avocado and Serve
Top the salad with fresh avocado slices. Serve immediately as a side dish or light meal.
Notes
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For best freshness, keep the dressing and salad stored separately in airtight containers.
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Salad is best consumed within 24 hours.
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Dressing will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Add grilled chicken, salmon, or tofu to make it a complete meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 210kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg