Cuban Salad

Ingredients

For the Dressing:

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice

  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

For the Salad:

  • 1 head romaine lettuce (washed, patted dry and torn into bite-sized pieces)

  • 2 large tomatoes, diced

  • 1 red onion, finely diced

  • 6 radishes, thinly sliced

Instructions

To make the dressing:

  1. Put the oil, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix well. Lemon juice can be used instead of lime juice.

To make the salad:

  1. Put the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and radishes in a mixing bowl and toss to combine. White onion can be used instead of red onion.

  2. Pour the dressing over the lettuce mixture and toss. Serve right away.

Adapted from myplate.gov