Kids will enjoy helping to prepare this beautiful and unique salad. The technique may seem unusual at first, but after you give it a try, you will crave massaged salad all the time! Although the salad will appear a little wilted, it will still be wonderful!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) bag mixed baby salad greens
- 1 English cucumber, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (10 ounce) basket cherry tomatoes, halved
- ⅓ cup crumbled Feta cheese
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Place the salad greens in a large bowl. Add the cucumber, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and Feta cheese. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, toss to blend. Drizzle with vinegar and olive oil.
- Using clean hands (all rings removed), rub the salad ingredients together for 2 minutes to thoroughly work the oil, vinegar, and seasonings into the greens.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 139 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 11 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 240 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is the best salad. It has so much flavor and easy to make. The dressing is great on any salad. I always have the ingredients on hand and its low in calories.
We love this salad. In the summer I serve it with grilled chicken or steak and in the winter with a warm soup. I didn’t change a thing!
This is such a great idea! I’ve “rubbed” many salads since I found this recipe.
The rubbing business didn’t make sense to me; the recipe is excellent without it.
This was pretty good but the dressing was a little bland. Next time I will leave the oil out.
this was a fabulous salad that the entire family enjoyed. Wouldn’t change a thing!
Loved it! Perfect as is and doesn’t need anything else….expect maybe double the recipe!
This was good, but added some artichoke hearts and greek olives to it- I love the taste of balsamic vinegar so the ratio was perfect
This was a great salad! However, I believe the dressing ratios are incorrect. I tried it with 50/50 vinegar to olive oil and would have gagged on vinegar. The olive oil amount has to be doubled in the recipe! Then, it truely is perfect in my opinion. I used leaf lettuce, roma tomatoes, and an English cucumber. I also did about 1/2 the recipe and it did not seem to be a problem. Other than that, I followed the recipe except I didn’t add any black pepper because I don’t care for it. After we started eating it I realized I forgot to add the garlic! Either way, it was tasty so I guess it was a fine mistake. Plus, I didn’t have to worry about garlic breath after dinner. Great simple salad. Try it, just remember to double the olive oil!
excellent, my husband and i were licking our plates when the salad was all gone! I also did not “rub” the lettuce. I marinated everything except the lettuce for a few hours then poured it over the top of the lettuce as you would a dressing. I would also add that crumbled baked pita chips on top for “croutons” are an amazing addition to this salad!
Great simple and fast salad but, I added a little more garlic and a lot of fresh cracked pepper. It was definitely fun to “rub” it though!
Great salad BUT I found it a little bland. I added 2 tbsp of lemon juice and that took care of it. Also a few extra garlic cloves. My husband loved it!
This is an excellent recipe and my favorite salad! We make it with spinach and I do think the rubbing makes the salad even better. We make this salad several times a week. Sometimes I substitute sun-dried tomatoes if I’m out of fresh tomatoes. Definitely give this one a try!
This was delicious but in all honesty, I don’t think the massaging made any difference at all. I made it with an English cucumber that I had peeled strips of skin off with a veggie peeler, and basil and sun-dried tomato feta. Oh, and white balsamic vinegar (LOVE that stuff!). Thanks!