Everyday green chopped salad
Chopped salads are incredibly simple to make, you have to give them a go. If nothing else, they can offer you some chopping practice, so why not make something tasty while you're practicing your knife skills? Anyone can make these salads, just make sure you use a good, sharp chef's knife and your biggest chopping board – and watch your fingers!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 scallions
- ½ cucumber
- 1 handful fresh basil leaves
- ½ head Boston lettuce, or small red leaf lettuce
- ½ heart romaine
- ½ cup sprouted cress or alfafa
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Dijon or English mustard
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts, or your favourite nuts