30 Minute Meals

Butter Lettuce Salad with Apple & Cheddar

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Prep

10 minutes

Cook

5 minutes

Yield

4 as a side salad (or 2 large salads)

This Butter Lettuce Salad is super easy to put together and these Cosmic Crisp apples pair so well with the cheddar cheese. Your whole family will love this!

Every season is salad season – especially with this Butter Lettuce Salad recipe. Perfect as an appetizer, or add in your favourite protein to make it a main. This butter lettuce salad recipe has fresh, crisp ingredients that pair perfectly together to give you a mouthful of flavour in every bite.

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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Butter Lettuce Salad

  • Quick : Perfect for when you need something delicious quickly – whip up this salad in only 15 minutes
  • Yummy: This is a great, healthy recipe to make for lunches or dinners for the week
  • Versatile: Add in proteins or switch up the kind of cheese, and customize this salad with your favorite ingredients
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🍲 Ingredients

Apples – You know what they say about an apple a day! And they say it for good reason, as apples are rich in fibre and vitamins. Did you know that apples are ranked among the top three fruits produced around the world?

Almonds – Did you know almonds grow on trees? Toasting this nutrient-rich nut is the perfect addition to my butter lettuce salad recipe for the ultimate crunch.

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👩‍🍳 How to Make Butter Lettuce Salad

  1. Toast the almonds over medium heat in a small frying pan until fragrant and starting to turn golden brown
  2. Add all ingredients to a large platter or bowl. Drizzle with dressing, toss and serve

🪄 Tips and Tricks

  • Serve this as a side salad with your favorite dinner any time of year! Or you can make two large salads and top them with your favorite protein.
  • Meal prep this salad by preparing all the ingredients and dressing in advance, assemble and cut the apple when you’re ready to consume
  • If you don’t want the apple to turn brown, squeeze lemon juice on it
  • If you find red onions too strong, slice them and put them with ice in a bowl of water for 10 minutes to lessen the strong flavor

🗒 Substitutions

  • Butter Lettuce: Use your favorite kind of lettuce for this recipe or whatever you have on hand
  • Almonds: Swap the almonds for your favorite nut or seed
  • Red Wine Vinegar: Swap for white wine vinegar or balsamic
  • Cheese: Add your fav cheese. Blue cheese can also be great in this salad

🗒 Other Salads You’ll Love

  • Shaved Apple Salad
  • Italian Chopped Salad
  • Greek Cobb Salad
  • Tabbouleh Salad

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Store ingredients separately in containers in the fridge, and keep the dressing aside. When you’re ready to eat, assemble.

🤔 Common Questions

Butter lettuce is sweet and tender, it is great for everyday salads, and can also be used for lettuce wraps as well.

Radicchio can add a lot of flavor to a salad. It’s a type of leafy, reddish-purple chicory with a bitter taste. It is found in a lot of Italian dishes.

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Butter Lettuce Salad with Apple & Cheddar

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  • 1 large (or 2 small) Cosmic Crisp apples, cut into matchsticks (about a heaping cup)
  • 1 cup coarsely grated old white cheddar
  • ½ cup chopped almonds, toasted
  • 1 small raddichio lettuce, chopped thinly
  • 1 head butter lettuce, torn into pieces
  • ½ cup thinly sliced red onion

Lemon Dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • juice of 1 large lemon
  • ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard

Instructions

  • Toast the almonds over medium heat in a small frying pan until fragrant and starting to turn golden brown.
  • Add all ingredients to a large platter or bowl. Drizzle with dressing, toss and serve.

Notes

  • Serve this as a side salad with your favourite dinner anytime of year!
  • Make 2 large salads and top with your favourite protein.

Nutrition

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Butter Lettuce Salad with Apple & Cheddar

Ingredients

  • 1 large (or 2 small) Cosmic Crisp apples, cut into matchsticks (about a heaping cup)
  • 1 cup coarsely grated old white cheddar
  • ½ cup chopped almonds, toasted
  • 1 small raddichio lettuce, chopped thinly
  • 1 head butter lettuce, torn into pieces
  • ½ cup thinly sliced red onion

Lemon Dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • juice of 1 large lemon
  • ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard

Instructions

  • Toast the almonds over medium heat in a small frying pan until fragrant and starting to turn golden brown.
  • Add all ingredients to a large platter or bowl. Drizzle with dressing, toss and serve.

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Notes

  • Serve this as a side salad with your favourite dinner anytime of year!
  • Make 2 large salads and top with your favourite protein.

Nutrition

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