Lettuce salad

A interesting combination of lettuce with other greens and tofu, lettuce salad is as nutritious as delicious. An appealing side dish with any meal, lettuce salad is quick, easy and healthy.





 Ingredients:
1 small head butter lettuce, torn, washed, and spun dry
1/2 cucumber diced
1 small head radish sliced
3 green onions, thinly sliced on an angle
1 bunch radishes, cleaned and cut into slices
1 cup (or more) cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/4 cup each red,green,yellow capsicum diced
1/2 cup purple cabbage shredded
1/4 cup chopped carrot

Dressing :
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil/normal oil
1 tsp sugar
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Method:

1.Tear the lettuces, wash and spin dry or dry with paper towels.  




2. Put all salad vegetables into a bowl big enough to toss the salad in.  





3.Stir together the crushed garlic, lemon juice, cumin powder whisk in the olive oil,sugar  until the dressing is well-emulsified.  Add salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. adjust seasoning

4.refrigerate both salad & dressing to chill.

5.Just before serving, add the dressing and toss well so that  all ingredients are lightly coated with dressing. 

6.Serve immediately.