Salad de Maison
May 03, 2025 02:49 PM
The BEST Family Favorite Salad recipe ever! This easy salad is made with fresh romaine lettuce, two kinds of cheese, crispy bacon, sweet tomatoes, crunchy toasted almonds, and fresh cucumbers all tossed with a healthy lemon vinaigrette.
I began testing simple family salad recipes that even kids would like a few years ago, but no matter how hard I tried to find something simple it always ended up a bit more involved. Tell me you love to cook without telling me you love to cook…
So I’d circle back to the recipe for Salad de Maison, and forget about my own search for a bit. With time I realized that this recipe really is just the best for a simple, healthy, quick and easy salad recipe.
Cheese in salad is a big win for me, but which cheese is best? I tried all the different varieties; cheddar completely overpowered the salad, swiss hit all the wrong notes, havarti was soft and didn’t fall through the salad like I wanted.
I finally settled on two cheeses that I think transform this salad: Manchego and Parmesan cheese. Listen, manchego can be bought old or young, you will need to decide if you like the more mild or more pungent. I prefer the younger manchego to be honest, but both are deliciously mild. The parmesan adds that salty, nutty note your salad needs to pump up the flavor.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Slivered Almonds, toasted
- 10 Slices Bacon, cooked
- 3 Romaine Hearts, large, chopped into bite size pieces
- 1 Cup Roma Tomatoes, or grape tomatoes, chopped or halved
- 1/2 Cup English Cucumber, sliced
- 1 ¼ Cups Manchego Cheese, shredded
Lemon Dressing
- 3/4 Cup Light Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/3 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 2 teaspoons Honey
- 3/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper, freshly ground
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
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