Name: Butter Leaf Lettuce Salad with a Lemon Dill Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 head butter leaf lettuce (torn into bite-size pieces); 1 small bunch radishes (sliced paper-thin); 2 eggs (hard boiled ); 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped); 1/3 baguette (cut into croutons); 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Salt & pepper (to taste); 2 heaping teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1-2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tablespoon fresh dill (chopped ); Salt & pepper (to taste)

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This butter leaf lettuce salad with a lemon dill dressing, garlic croutons, hard-boiled eggs, and radishes is the perfect easy-to-make showstopping summer salad! Perfect for easy summer entertaining.

The store was out of my regular butter leaf lettuce, so I picked up some red battavia lettuce instead, which is actually quite similar in taste and texture. I also think it looks really nice in the photos.

I would definitely make this salad with a tender lettuce such as butter leaf, red battavia, or bibb vs. something like romaine.

I just fancied a nice dill dressing for some reason. I didn't want to make anything too complicated, so I whisked together some Dijon mustard, garlic, salt & pepper, and olive oil (my go-to vinaigrette), and then I added in some fresh chopped dill.

The dressing is light, but the Dijon and garlic nicely emulsify so it thickens up a bit.

As always, I use my mandoline slicer to slice the radishes paper-thin. I like to do this because I find radishes a bit too sharp when they're raw, and cutting them so thin takes a lot of that edge off. It's funny... for my last birthday my mom bought me this protective kitchen glove to use for things like grating or using a mandoline.

At first I was amused (I'm normally a minimalist in the kitchen), and then I tried it and realized it's a total game changer. I now slice small veggie (like radishes) on my mandoline with ease knowing that my fingers are safe. Here's a pair on Amazon if you're curious!

This salad makes me happy just looking at it, and it tastes even better! 😉

Will you make this tender lettuce salad?

Butter Leaf Lettuce Salad with a Lemon Dill Dressing

A colorful simple summer salad!

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

1 head butter leaf lettuce torn into bite-size pieces
1 small bunch radishes sliced paper-thin
2 eggs hard boiled
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped

Croutons:

1/3 baguette cut into croutons
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste

Dressing:

2 heaping teaspoons Dijon mustard
1-2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh dill chopped
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat over to 350F, and move the rack to the top position.
Add the crouton ingredients to a baking sheet and toss together until evenly coated. Bake for 15 minutes.
Cook your eggs. I boiled mine for 8 minutes. Let them cool in cold water until you're ready to peel them & assemble the salad.
Meanwhile, add all the dressing ingredients to a small bowl except for the olive oil and dill. Slowly whisk the oil in a little bit at a time until you have a nicely emulsified mixture. Add the dill in right before you're ready to serve the salad.
Prep your radishes, parlsey, and lettuce, and add them to a large bowl. Peel & cut the eggs up into whatever size pieces you prefer. Add the croutons. Pour dressing over top or toss the salad together. Serve immediately.

Keyword butter leaf lettuce salad

Author Natasha Bull

Butter Leaf Lettuce Salad with a Lemon Dill Dressing

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