Butter Lettuce Salad with Strawberries & Lime, Raspberry Vinaigrette
This butter lettuce salad with sweet summer strawberries is a scrumptious make me and eat me now salad! A perfect summertime side for festive occasions.
Servings: 4 as a side
Calories: 246kcal
Equipment
- Salad Spinner
Ingredients
For the salad
- 150 grams butter lettuce (1 small head of lettuce, approximately 5.3 ounces)
- 250 grams strawberries (1 punnet plus a few extra to garnish, approximately 8.8 ounces)
- 60 grams red onion, optional (half a red onion, approximately 2 ounces)
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds, toasted
For the vinaigrette
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tbsps raspberry vinegar
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 tablespoon lime zest (approximately 2 limes)
- Sliced strawberries and sliced limes to garnish.
Instructions
- For this salad, we are going to start with the dressing to allow the flavours to develop for a much tastier salad. Add all the dressing ingredients to a glass jar and shake until emulsified.
- Cut off the roots and core of your butter lettuce, then wash gently under cold running water. Then either gently pat the leaves dry with a towel or spin dry in a salad spinner. Gently tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces.
- Wash your strawberries, hull them, then cut them in half.
- Remove the papery skin from the onion, cut off the top and bottom, then dice finely. (The onion is optional and I did not add in this version).
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, pour the dressing over the salad and season with salt and pepper, mix well, taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.
- Arrange in a salad platter and serve immediately, garnish with the extra strawberries and lime slices. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1259IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg