Pesto Garden Salad
This garden pesto salad has tons of fresh veggies including lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes, mozzarella, and a delicious pesto dressing. It's super healthy and vegetarian, but you can also make it vegan by leaving out the mozzarella. Also, feel free to customize by adding crispy tofu, chicken, steak, hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and even croutons.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup homemade spinach pesto
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 4 Persian cucumbers
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 avocado cut into chunks
- 3/4 cup mozzarella chunks
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Chop the head of lettuce, slice the cucumbers, and add them to a bowl along with the tomatoes, green onion, avocado, and mozzarella chunks.
- Add the pesto and lemon juice, then mix gently to combine. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and enjoy!
Notes
See the recipe above for more salad options and customizations!