Sugar-Free Green Goddess Salad
Elevate your salad game with this vibrant Sugar-Free Green Goddess Salad, a nutrient-packed dish bursting with fresh, green flavors. Perfect for health-conscious eaters, this salad features a crisp mix of romaine lettuce, baby spinach, cucumber, and green bell pepper, complemented by creamy avocado and the aromatic zest of scallions, parsley, and basil. The star of the recipe is its silky homemade green goddess dressing, made with Greek yogurt, extra-virgin olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and garlic—completely free of added sugar. Ready in just 20 minutes, this wholesome, low-carb salad is perfect as a light main course or a refreshing side dish. Serve it fresh for a delightful, guilt-free dining experience!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 head Romaine lettuce
- 2 cups Baby spinach
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 Avocado
- 1 Green bell pepper
- 4 Scallions
- 1 cup Fresh parsley
- 1 cup Fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
- 0.25 cup Extra-virgin olive oil
- 0.33 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
Start by preparing the vegetables: Roughly chop the romaine lettuce and add it to a large salad bowl.
Add the baby spinach to the bowl with the romaine lettuce.
Peel the cucumber, slice it lengthwise, remove the seeds with a spoon, and slice it into thin half-moons. Add to the salad bowl.
Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and dice the flesh. Add the diced avocado to the salad.
Dice the green bell pepper and thinly slice the scallions. Add both to the salad bowl.
For the dressing, combine the parsley, basil, lemon juice, olive oil, Greek yogurt, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a blender or food processor.
Blend until the dressing is smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss everything together to combine.
Serve immediately or keep the salad chilled in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours before serving for best freshness.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1042 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 84.1 g | 108% | |
| Saturated Fat | 12.0 g | 60% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3.4 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 3 mg | 1% | |
| Sodium | 1487 mg | 65% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 61.5 g | 22% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 26.9 g | 96% | |
| Total Sugars | 17.3 g | ||
| Protein | 23.9 g | 48% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 538 mg | 41% | |
| Iron | 13.3 mg | 74% | |
| Potassium | 3241 mg | 69% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
