Ever need a quick and easy salad that can go with literally any main course - look no further! This Butter Lettuce Salad is legit what my dreams are made of!
This beauty of a Butter Lettuce Salad popped up in the Paella Party menu that I put together! It's the perfect simple salad to compliment bold flavors! Check out the Paella Party details here for the full menu and lots of inspiration! It's also front and center on the Shawarma party menu because like I said, it's perfect for everything!
It's the easiest of recipes but oh my gosh is it good. Just be sure to get extra crispy and beautiful butter lettuce and a few ripe avocados. Then you're on your way to the perfect side salad.
Butter Lettuce Salad
Ingredients
- 3-4 heads butter lettuce
- 1 bunch fresh chives snipped
- 2 sliced avocados
Lemon Shallot Vinaigrette
- 1 lemon juiced
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 shallot finely minced
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Carefully trim the butter lettuce leaves off the head. Rinse well and dry.
- Toss the full leaves, avocado and snipped chives with the lemon shallot vinaigrette and serve on a large platter.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking
Since salad dressing ingredients never stipulate the SIZE of lemon, or garlic/shallots, the resulting vinaigrette can be overpowering; I find that adding a couple of teaspoons of soy sauce to the blend balances these flavors in a good way.
Delicious salad. The lemon shallot vinaigrette delivers quite a tang. Perfect with the butter lettuce. Thank you for the recipe!
Trying this to to accompany a paella party for 20! Looks like a perfect fit (and easy for me)! 😉
This was so delicious - light, flavorful and so easy to make! This one is going to be a staple in our rotation.
Would the vinaigrette still be good with no lemon or a very small amount? This salad sounds fantastic but citrus and my stomach are not friends. 🙁
still would be delish
How many people does it serve as a side dish?
4-6
The butter lettuce salad is my family’s new fave......delish and easy....have made it 3 times already!!