Quick & Easy Spring Salad
Mar 28, 2024
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This Spring Salad comes together in just minutes. Packed with baby greens, radish ministicks, grapefruit, green onions and topped with parmesan cheese and a homemade lemon-champagne vinaigrette, it’s a perfect as the days get warmer!
This recipe is sponsored by Duda Farm Fresh Foods.
If you are like the team here at TPM, we tend to reach for salads once the weather begins to break. The Low Carb Cheeseburger Salad as well as the Strawberry and Steak Salad are a few of our favorite salad recipes! Not only are salads super versatile with the variety of ingredients you can enjoy with them, they are also quick and easy to make. Plus they leave you feeling healthier and full!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Quick & easy to put together.
- The radish ministicks add a crunchiness to the recipe while the grapefruit adds extra sweetness.
- Great for last minute get togethers.
- Can add protein to this salad recipe by using chicken, shrimp, fish or even chickpeas.
Recipe Tip
If you are unsure of how to segment a grapefruit, you simply want to remove the pith (white part) as well as the membrane. Watch our video for how to segment a grapefruit and become a pro!
Ingredients Needed To Make this Recipe
- Baby greens
- Dandy Radish Ministicks®
- Grapefruit
- Green onions
- Parmesan cheese
- Lemon juice
- Champagne vinegar
- Garlic
- Shallot
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt & black pepper to taste
How to Make this Easy Spring Salad
Prepare the veggies and Salad: Wash and dry the baby greens. Place them in a large bowl or on individual plates. Segment the grapefruit, and place on top of the baby greens. Chop the green onions and sprinkle over the salad base. Sprinkle on the grated parmesan and top with the Dandy Radish Ministicks®.
For the dressing: Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Adjust the salt and pepper as needed. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss.
More Delicious Salad Recipes to Enjoy
Jennifer Aniston Salad – a quick and easy recipe that’s great for meal prepping! The flavors are out of this world delicious!
Grilled Southwestern Steak Salad – grilled steak, topped on a salad with southwestern flavors is a great way to switch up steak night!
Grapefruit Avocado Spinach Salad – a light and refreshing salad recipe that’s perfect for busy weeknights.
Why We Love Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Known for their large celery production, Dandy® also grows radishes, corn, and lettuce, just to name a few. With over 100 years of experience growing produce, they strive to grow veggies that are completely edible, like radishes. From water conservation to using land efficiently, they’re committed to sustainability practices that give you and your family high-quality produce for generations to come.
Dandy® Radish Recipes
- Cajun Spiced Hasselback Radishes — a zesty appetizer served with a dollop of pimento cheese
- Radish Salsa – a flavor twist on a salsa classic
- Sauteed Radishes with Crispy Bacon — potato-like bite without the carbs
- Roasted Radish Chips — an easy, homemade alternative to store-bought chips
Spring Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 10 oz Baby greens
- 4 oz bag Dandy® Radish Ministicks®
- 1 Grapefruit segmented, membrane and pith are removed
- 1 bunch green onion whites and greens chopped
- ½ cup Grated Parmesan
For the Lemon-Champagne Vinaigrette:
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 shallot finely chopped
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the veggies and Salad: Wash and dry the baby greens. Place them in a large bowl or on individual plates. Segment the grapefruit, and place on the baby greens. Chop the green onions and sprinkle over the salad base. Sprinkle on the grated parmesan and top with the Dandy® Radish Ministicks®.
- For the dressing: Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Adjust the salt and pepper as needed. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
