The Lazy Goddess Salad
By now, you’ve probably heard of the massively viral Green Goddess Salad by Baked By Melissa. Full dramatics, this recipe changed my life. We eat this dish probably 3-4 nights a week, either on its own as an entree, as filling for a wrap, or as a side to our meal. Perfect for meal prep, this salad not only holds up but it actually gets better throughout the week as the greens soak in that delicious dressing.
While this recipe is already super easy to make, I’ve included a couple of my personal tips and tweaks so that you can make to make this salad in a snap!
For the salad
1 small head green cabbage
This might seem like a no-brainer but a bag of pre-cut coleslaw (the kind with just cabbage and carrots) is a PERFECT replacement for breaking down a whole head of cabbage. This makes it incredibly easy to make this recipe on your lunch break, quickly after work, or when you’ve forgotten to make your dish-to-pass.
3-4 baby cucumbers (or 1 large cucumber)
1/4 cup chives
1 bunch green onions or scallions
Moms have definitely been doing this for years but use your kitchen shears to chop up your chives and green onions. It’s so so easy to get consistent cuts, quickly!
For The Dressing
1 cup basil leaves
1 cup fresh spinach
2 cloves garlic
My thoughts on jarlic (garlic from a jar): do it. Garlic is jarred at peak freshness, keeps well, and is much easier to use in a snap. We go through a large jar of garlic in about six months.
1 small shallot
2 lemons, juiced
I was almost inclined to advise you to get the pre-juiced lemon, but honestly, it’s so worth it to do it yourself with a fresh one. Sorry!
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup nuts of your choice
I use raw, unsalted cashews every time I make this! They’re not the cheapest but they’re super versatile for vegan sauce making so we keep them in the pantry for many uses.
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
I think nutritional yeast is the worst so I use a dairy-free parmesan instead! You can totally sub for normal dairy parm if that’s your vibe.
1 teaspoon salt
I salt to taste for this recipe!
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Any extra chives you have on hand e TikTok green goddess salad.
Lets Cook!
Wash and chop all of the salad ingredients with a sharp knife as small as you would like (I recommend confetti-sized). Place in a large bowl.
Add all of the liquid salad dressing ingredients to a blender (olive oil, lemon juice, rice vinegar). Add the rest of the dressing ingredients to the same blender.
Blend until your dressing is a thick, pourable consistency.
Pour the dressing over salad ingredients.
Mix well and enjoy!
