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Vibrant Everything Spring Green Salad with colorful cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and a drizzle of lemon basil vinaigrette on a wooden table.
Alyssa

Everything Spring Green Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

Beautiful spring green salad filled with fresh seasonal produce, seeds & creamy avocado, tossed in the best lemon basil vinaigrette.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Lunch, Sides
Cuisine: American
Calories: 226
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups organic spinach
  • ½ head red or green cabbage, shredded
  • 1 cup microgreens or alfalfa sprouts
  • ¾ cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
  • 2 pieces Persian cucumbers, sliced or roughly chopped
  • 3 pieces radishes, trimmed and chopped or sliced
  • ¼ cup pickled red onions or very thinly sliced raw red onion
  • ½ cup pitted Castelvetrano green olives, halved
  • 1 medium ripe avocado, sliced or chopped
  • 4 ounces crumbled feta or crumbled goat cheese
  • ¼ cup roasted and salted pistachios
  • ¼ cup roasted sunflower seeds
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey or sugar
  • 4 leaves basil, finely chopped
  • Freshly ground salt and black pepper, to taste

Method
 

  1. Whisk all vinaigrette ingredients together in a small bowl until well mixed and emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper as needed.
  2. Place spinach in a large bowl and drizzle half of the dressing over it, tossing gently to coat. Layer the other ingredients over the greens and serve with remaining dressing on the side.

Notes

Enjoy this gorgeous, flavorful spring salad as a main meal, easy side dish, or recipe for a potluck!