This Chopped Garden Salad with Lime Buttermilk Ranch Dressing is one of our favorite salads! It's a delicious blend of sweet and savory flavors and is perfect for a side dish or meal.
Loaded with lettuce, carrots, bell peppers, crunchy pecans, sweet/tart cranberries, green onions, red onion, Italian parsley, and lime buttermilk ranch dressing, this garden salad makes a delicious addition to any meal. It's easy to make and always a hit!
How to Make Garden Salad
Note: The full instructions are provided in the recipe card below.
Preheat the oven to 350 ºF. Toast the pecans in a shallow pan until they get fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool completely. Combine all dressing ingredients in a medium and stir to blend.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. Place all the garden salad ingredients except the pecan, cranberries, and croutons in a large bowl and toss well. Serve on individual salad plates, pour on the dressing, and toss well or serve on the side.
Sprinkle the toasted pecans, cranberries, and croutons on each portion. Enjoy!
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📖 Recipe
Easy Garden Salad
Ingredients
For Lime Buttermilk Ranch:
- 1 cup ken's Buttermilk Ranch or any brand you prefer
- Juice and zest from 1 large lime or lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
For the Garden Salad:
- 1 small iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce , chopped
- 2 carrots , grated
- 1 small red bell pepper , thinly sliced
- 1 small green bell pepper , thinly sliced
- 1 small English cucumber , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 2 green onions , thinly sliced
- ½ cup loosely packed chopped fresh Italian parsley or cilantro
- ½ cup toasted pecans
- ¼ cup cranberries
- 1 to 2 cups croutons
Instructions
- To toast the pecans: Preheat the oven to 350 ºF. Toast the pecans in a shallow pan until they begin to get fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool completely.
- For the dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a medium and stir to blend. Refrigerate until ready to serve
- For the Garden Salad: Place all the garden salad ingredients except the pecan, cranberries, and croutons in a large bowl and toss well.
- To serve: Serve on individual salad plates, pour on the dressing and toss well or serve on the side. Sprinkle the toasted pecans, cranberries, and croutons on each portion. Enjoy!
Notes
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.
