Fresh Tossed Garden Salad | Hand Chopped

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: parmesan cheese

Cottage cheese reduces calories while adding creaminess.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

croutons

🥗Healthier: toasted nuts

💰Cheaper: baked bread cubes

Baked bread cubes can be made at home easily.

mixed greens

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: romaine lettuce

Romaine lettuce is often less expensive and still crunchy.

Use a gadget to dry leafy greens.

Chop the onion into big pieces and separate them into a bowl.

Soak the chopped onion in a mixture of white vinegar and water (4 parts vinegar to 4 parts water).

Slice the orange, red, and yellow peppers as desired.

Wash the spinach and use a gadget to dry it.

Chop the spinach and romaine lettuce into pieces.

Peel the cucumber skin if preferred, and slice it lengthwise and crosswise as desired.

Julienne the carrots, or cut them diagonally as preferred.

Slice the radishes and add them to the salad.

Slice the cherry tomatoes and add them to the salad.

Add the soaked onions to the salad and toss everything together.

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