Basil Tomato Tossed Side Salad

This bariatric friendly salad is full of fresh flavors and a fast recipe to enhance any lean protein entree!

This is the recipe for the amazing Lemon Vinaigrette – highly recommend taking the time to make this for your salad! But if you are short on time you can certainly substitute a reduced fat bottled vinaigrette.

I love the flavor of the fresh basil in the midst of a fairly basic salad. The entire kitchen smells healthy! If you’re lucky, you may have even grown your own basil :) I’ve only done that successfully once in my life so I have no shame in buying my fresh basil or having a friend give me some of hers. Those are the best kind of friends, am I right??

Basil Tomato Tossed Side Salad

Course: Vegetables

Cuisine: American, No Cook

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 107kcal

Author: Steph Wagner

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 cups green leaf lettuce
• ▢ 3 tbsp fresh basil, torn
• ▢ 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
• ▢ 2 oz shredded parmesan cheese
• ▢ lemon vinagrette recipe linked above

Instructions

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  In a medium bowl, toss lettuce and basil. Top with tomatoes, parmesan cheese and lemon vinaigrette.
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  Toss and serve.

Notes

Pair with a lean protein entree.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1726IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg