LAMB'S LETTUCE SALAD WITH AVOCADO DRESSING: Easy-peasy, Healthy

A 'Bring On Spring' salad...

Lambs Lettuce, Cucumber, Radish & Avocado Dressing

If - like 67 - you're getting sick of crunchy lettuce and are longing for soft-leafed floppy Bibbs/English lettuces, this salad is for you.

Lamb's Lettuce - also known as màche or corn salad - is back in the shops.  It has a soft texture, belying its rich green colour.  It's not expensive - about £1.60 for a good sized pack - and requires almost no prep.  Just rinse, dry and spread on a plate. 

The photo above has a few half moons of cucumber and some thin slices of radish for colour, texture and flavour contrast.  67 likes the simplicity of it but you could add whatever raw or cooked veg you like, perhaps beetroot?

The dressing is equally easy: fat-free yoghurt, mayo and ripe avocado mashed with a smidgen of balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper.

It looks gorgeous and tastes great.  Not bad for a few minutes work!

Cost: about £1.25

Serves: 4-5; both salad & dressing multiply easily

Ingredients:

Salad

couple of handfuls lamb's lettuce

2-inch slice of cucumber, sliced in half mons

3-4 trimmed radishes, thinly sliced

Dressing

1 generous tablespoon fat-free yoghurt

1 generous tablespoon mayonnaise 

1 small slice ripe avocado, peeled (about 2-3 tbsp)

1 generous tsp balsamic vinegar

pepper & salt

Method:

Salad

1. Arrange lamb's lettuce on a plate
2. Insert cucumber half moons & radish slices amongst the lettuce
3. Serve dressing on the side or drizzle over

Dressing

1. Mash ingredients until creamy
2. Stir in balsamic; season with salt & pepper

Please leave a Comment in the box below

These recipes have been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.