Are you prepared to your new favourite summer time salad? I’ll warn you, when you’ve made this, you gained’t need to return to common salad. It’s been my go-to for over a 12 months now. I name it “Aunt Betsy salad” as a result of I used to be launched to it staying at my Aunt Betsy’s home in Santa Ynez (simply outdoors of Santa Barbara) final 12 months. June and I just lately visited her once more this 12 months (we’ve made it an annual “Cross sisters” custom with my mother’s sisters!) and it jogged my memory I had but to share this, ahem, LITTLE GEM of a salad with you guys. (Sorry, I needed to. The joke wrote itself.)

Aunt Betsy salad has turn out to be a go-to favourite that’s so scrumptious that every one it’s good to make it into a beautiful dinner is a superbly grilled protein to serve alongside it. Whereas it tastes like summer time, it’s additionally completely doable to make 12 months spherical. (Though, when its made with recent, domestically grown lettuce, it’s actually laborious to high.)

It’s obtained a little bit of sweetness, a little bit saltiness, and a great quantity of crunch. It’s so recent and straightforward to whip up, you’ll need to make it a number of nights per week, nevertheless it’s particular sufficient that it’s going to wow firm, too.

make Aunt Betsy salad:

Begin with recent, domestically grown child gem lettuce. (I sub inexperienced leaf lettuce if child gem isn’t obtainable, or you may do a combo of the 2). In case you can decide it up on the farmer’s market, that can make a giant distinction, too!

Then, add diced fruit of your selecting: Aunt Betsy loves pears, however I usually make it with diced apple, and final time I visited, she made it with mango. (Pictured above!) Pay attention, I’ve by no means been a giant fruit on salad lady, however don’t skip this. It’s phenomenal.

Ripe avocado and cucumber: The avocado offers it some creamy fattiness, and the cucumber some recent crunch. A pleasant mixture. (Bear in mind to place your avocados within the fridge as soon as they ripen–they’ll hold for SO lengthy that method!)

Diced nuts (I really like almonds): For added crunch, nuttiness, and salt. My favourite are almonds, however pecans may work! I was very skeptical of salads with out croutons however consider me, you gained’t miss them!

Dressed with Briana’s Poppyseed dressing (can get it at any grocery retailer within the salad dressing aisle) and a recent squeeze of citrus (I really like Meyer lemon or mandarin orange). This combo is actually important. The poppyseed dressing is SO GOOD. No different poppyseed dressing will do–it have to be Briana’s. (And I don’t even often like poppyseed dressing!) But it surely’s a bit thick, so drizzling some recent squeezed citrus juice excessive to chop it actually offers it a little bit one thing additional.

For an actual Aunt Betsy twist, you’ll be able to serve it in an excellent cool serving bowl. (She has the very best dishes!) However actually, I’d eat this straight out of a metallic mixing bowl and skip the plates and it will nonetheless style 10/10.

That’s all! Easy, however good! I hope you like it as a lot as my household does. Because of my great Aunt Betsy for sharing it with me! I really like you! ♥️

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