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    Butter Leaf Lettuce Salad with a Lemon Dill Dressing

    Published: Aug 2, 2017 / Updated: Sep 2, 2018 / 18 Comments

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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.

    oval serving platter with butter leaf lettuce salad with a lemon dill dressing

    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.

    close-up of butter leaf salad with egg, radishes, and garlic croutons

    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.

    metal mixing bowl with lemon dill dressing and whisk glass bowl with sliced radishes

    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!

    close-up of butter leaf lettuce salad on a plate

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

    Will you make this tender lettuce salad?

    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!

    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 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
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    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
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    1. [email protected] says

      August 6, 2017 at 11:16 AM

      5 stars
      I am with you in loving a dill based dressing. It is so underused but is really terrific drizzled over salads like this and even over a _ dare I even mention it without seeming naff - avo toast topped with hard-boiled eggs. Your images here are lust-making. I haven't seen red batavia that I am aware of, but the colour is very eye-catching.

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      • Natasha says

        August 6, 2017 at 11:32 AM

        Aww thanks, Kelly! Nothing wrong with avo toast!! 😉 Yes, it's a bit of a crapshoot what kinds of lettuces appear here. Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised, but then you get used to a certain item and it just disappears.

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    2. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

      August 3, 2017 at 3:45 PM

      I've restarted my on-again off-again relationship with dill! I love the idea of a lemon-dill dressing!! And those pretty radishes? Beauty!!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 3, 2017 at 5:03 PM

        Thanks, Katherine! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

      August 3, 2017 at 5:23 AM

      gorgeous salad!!! and love the lemon dill dressing!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 3, 2017 at 6:44 AM

        Thanks, Alice!!

        Reply
    4. tieghan Gerard says

      August 2, 2017 at 10:00 PM

      Wow! This salad looks so incredible. I love the eggs and that dressing!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 3, 2017 at 6:44 AM

        Thanks so much!!

        Reply
    5. Marissa says

      August 2, 2017 at 4:43 PM

      5 stars
      I just love the flavors and textures going on in this salad, Natasha. To me, dill is one of those quintessential summer tastes - I love that you added it to the dressing here.

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      • Natasha says

        August 2, 2017 at 6:55 PM

        Thanks!! Yeah, I tend to overlook dill sometimes, but it really works in this dressing. 💕

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    6. Matt Robinson says

      August 2, 2017 at 12:09 PM

      Absolutely love this salad, wish it was my lunch today!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 2, 2017 at 12:55 PM

        Aw thanks, Matt!!

        Reply
    7. Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says

      August 2, 2017 at 10:24 AM

      That dressing, those thinly sliced radishes and that soft butter leaf lettuce - love it all!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 2, 2017 at 10:30 AM

        Thanks so much, Gina!!

        Reply
    8. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

      August 2, 2017 at 8:23 AM

      This looks so delicious and light Natasha! Just the kind of salad I'm looking for during the summer. I love the hard boiled eggs and dill in the dressing!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 2, 2017 at 8:30 AM

        Thank you! Yeah, I was definitely pleased with it and enjoyed scoffing it after I took the photos. 🙂

        Reply
    9. Debs says

      August 2, 2017 at 5:12 AM

      5 stars
      Dill and I are having a moment this week. Like a love moment! This looks lovely!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 2, 2017 at 6:46 AM

        Thanks, Debs! 💛

        Reply

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