Simple Green Salad

What's your feeling about salad on Thanksgiving?🥗  I make a salad to go along with our Thanksgiving meal almost every year and every year - I'm the only person who eats it.🤷🏻‍♀️😂  My father in law firmly believes that a healthy green salad shouldn't occupy any of the valuable real estate on a Thanksgiving dinner plate.😂  I, on the other hand, feel like a green salad is the perfect compliment to turkey and mashed potatoes. 

I'd love to know where you are on the Thanksgiving salad debate.  Is it normal offer green salad with Thanksgiving dinner or am I alone in this? 😅  Should I even bother with making myself a salad?🤷🏻‍♀️  Am I alone in this? 

Verdict is still out on whether or not I'll be making a salad this Thanksgiving but if I do, it will be this one.  This is my new favorite salad.  It's easy to put together and it's delicious.  The simple oil and vinegar dressing is amazing but I always serve it on the side - just in case someone else decides to join me in the salad eating.  Cesar and buttermilk ranch are also good options for this salad.   

Simple Green Salad
2 small heads of butter lettuce 
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
¼ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons pepitas
1/2 cup whole almonds, lightly salted
1 avocado, thinly sliced

Dressing
Persian Lime Olive Oil
Lemon Balsamic Vinegar

Assemble salad in large bowl or individual bowls.  

Combine oil and vinegar for dressing and drizzle over salad.  Oh and don't forget to let me know your thoughts on salad on the Thanksgiving table. 😉

​Ciao!

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