Leaf Lettuce Salad

The leaf lettuce salad is a tasty salad to make at home with a few ingredients. In addition, it is a healthy dish with delicious vegetable ingredients. An elegant yet simple salad dish to make for a special occasion or to enjoy as a casual side salad dish.  

The leaf lettuce salad is a mix of leaf lettuce with cheese, vegetables, and boiled eggs. This salad is a light and healthy salad to make.  

The farmers' market is a great place to buy fresh organic produce. Many supermarkets offer fresh produce as well. All the fresh produce ingredients in this salad were purchased from my local supermarket.

Ingredients Details 

Fruits and vegetables
Lettuce leaves: fresh lettuce; alternative: cabbage leaves
Pickles: kosher dill, small pickles
Cucumber: English cucumber; alternatives: Persian cucumbers, garden cucumbers, or mini cucumbers.
Tomato: Roma tomato; alternatives: grape or cherry tomatoes.
Lime: any type of lime. alternative: lemon or light salad dressing.
Dairy
Eggs: white eggs
Feta cheese: block feta cheese (any brand of block feta cheese) 

Ingredients

• 5 green lettuce leaves

• 3 pickles

• 1 cucumber

• 1 tomato

• 2 eggs

• half-block feta cheese

Instructions

Eggs. Boil the eggs. Once boiled, let the eggs cool. Peel the eggs. Cut the eggs into wedges.
Tip: Add the eggs to a bowl with ice. This will help cool the eggs faster.

Cut the fruits and vegetables. Cut the cucumber into thin slices. Cut the tomato and lime into wedges. Cut the feta cheese into square pieces. Pickles can be cut, if desired, or placed on the dish as is.

Dish. Place the lettuce leaves on the dish. Add the remaining ingredients on top and around the lettuce leaves, as shown in the picture. 

Dressing. Squeeze lime over the salad or opt for a light salad dressing. Add any extra seasoning if desired.