Description
A fresh Italian-style salad made with creamy stracciatella cheese, crisp greens, sweet cherry tomatoes, crunchy croutons, and a bright olive oil lemon dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 oz mixed salad greens
- 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 teaspoons finely sliced red onion
- 1 cup bread cubes
- 7 oz stracciatella cheese
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Toast the bread cubes in a skillet with a small amount of oil until golden and crisp, then let cool.
- Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, and salt until smooth.
- Arrange the salad greens on a serving plate or in a large bowl.
- Add cherry tomatoes and sliced red onion evenly over the greens.
- Sprinkle toasted croutons over the salad.
- Place the stracciatella cheese in the center.
- Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salad and cheese, then serve immediately.
Notes
- Season tomatoes lightly with salt before assembling for extra flavor.
- Burrata can be used as a substitute for stracciatella.
- Assemble just before serving to keep croutons crisp.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 42 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg