A fresh and flavorful mixed green salad is a must for any home chef. This recipe is perfect year round. Our easy mixed green salad features delicate mixed greens, red onions, feta cheese and chives all tossed in a sweet and tangy honey lemon vinaigrette.

mixed green salad with dressing in foreground

Everybody needs to know how to make a mixed green salad. It works with any main course; soup, chicken, steak, burgers, lasagna, you name it…a green salad goes with it.

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Mixed Greens: What’s in them? Premixed vs. Homemade.

Mixed greens can be pre bagged, or you can create your own blend. I’ve gone both ways; sometimes I make my own, other times I purchase a pre made mix. I do like to make sure if I purchase packaged mixed greens that they are pre-washed. If you want to create your own, here’s a guide of what to use.

Choose a base for your mixed greens. I like spinach, or butter lettuce. If I’m using butter lettuce, I like to rip and tear it versus cut it. It can be rather delicate.
Red Leaf Lettuce: This adds a nice color to the mixture.
Arugula: The peppery taste really compliments a good vinaigrette!
Swiss Chard: Great anti inflammatory properties.
Romaine: I like to include romaine for its crunch.

Mixed Green Salad Topping

For this mixed green salad, I find simple is best. I don’t like to overcomplicate it with loads of vegetables and toppings. The star of the show is the flavor of the delicate mixed greens, and the dressing. A little feta cheese and thin sliced red onion is all this salad needs. If you do feel it needs a little bit of added texture, I would suggest pepitas, or walnuts.

Our Favorite Salad Accessories

Crafting a salad for yourself, your family, or a crowd is something everybody will probably do at least once in their life. What could be better than having all the tools you need to make a perfect, glorious bowl of salad? Here’s our favorite accessories for at home salad making!

Large Wooden Salad Bowl: If you’ve having company over, you need one of these to mix your salads in. It’s classic!
Salad Tongs: Growing up, we had salad with dinner every night. We did not use tongs, just our hands, and it drove my husband crazy. Don’t be like us, use tongs.
Dressing Container: This works great to store homemade salad dressing in.
Salad Bowls: Technically, these are pasta bowls, but I have them and use them often for salads.

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Mixed Green Salad with Feta and Lemon

A simple recipe featuring mixed greens, tossed in a tangy honey lemon vinaigrette.

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine appetizer, salad

Servings people

Calories 161 kcal

Ingredients

5 cups mixed greens
1/2 cup thin sliced red onion
3/4 cup feta cheese
3 tbsp fresh chopped chives
1/4 cup Lemon Honey Vinaigrette recipe can be found here

Instructions

Add mixed greens to a large salad bowl.
Add thin sliced red onion, chives and feta cheese. Toss to combine.
Dress salad immediately before serving. Toss and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 335mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 785IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 1mg

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