Little Gem Salad with Basil Yogurt Dressing
 
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Little Gem Salad
  • 8-10 heads of little gem lettuce (or 1 package romaine hearts)
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • ½ cucumber, cut into chunks
  • 1 large avocado, sliced
Basil Yogurt Dressing
  • 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
  • 1 and ½ cups fresh basil, packed (stems discarded)
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and smashed
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • ⅛ of a teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
  • Pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. In a large salad bowl, tear apart lettuce into bitesize pieces.
  2. Toss in cherry tomatoes, cucumber chunks, and sliced avocado.
  3. In a blender or food processor, blend together yogurt, basil, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and salt.
  4. Toss salad with ½ of the dressing and serve immediately with extra dressing to drizzle overtop.
Notes
Leftover dressing will brown quickly in the refrigerator, so I don't recommend making it in advance. For a brighter color, you can blanch the basil and add additional lemon juice - though I haven't tried it.
Recipe by Uproot Kitchen at https://uprootkitchen.com/2016/08/10/little-gem-salad/