Romaine Lettuce Salad with Green Goddess

This romaine lettuce is easy and gorgeous! It combines refreshing salad with creamy Green Goddess dressing and crunchy breadcrumbs.

We’re always looking for a great salad here, and this one is simple and stunning. Try this refreshment romaine lettuce! The electric greens of romaine leaves, pastel dressing and soft pink radishes create a cool monochromatic effect that looks as good as it looks. The Green Goddess Dressing smothers everything in herbaceous smoothness. Sprinkle with a pinch of crunchy breadcrumbs, a brilliant alternative to croutons. Excellent as a spring salad or any time of year, you’ll love it (we did).

Ingredients of this romaine lettuce

No matter how many salad recipes we make, we’re always looking for those easy-to-use recipes that are versatile enough to accompany many meals. This romaine lettuce is: A quick 5-minute dressing and a handful of ingredients make the salad magical. Here’s what you need:

For dressage: a lighter Green Goddess

This Green Goddess Dressing is a revelation: once you try it, it becomes one of those go-to recipes that you’ll keep in your back pocket. This deliciously creamy dressing is loaded with fresh herbs and optionally anchovies for savory notes (just like a good Caesar dressing). Here are a few things that make this dressing stand out:

• Use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Classic Green Goddess dressing is made with sour cream, but this dressing uses Greek yogurt as a great substitute! It’s lower in calories than the norm, making it a powerful and healthy salad dressing to add to your repertoire. It also brings additional sour notes.
• It only takes 5 minutes! Put everything in a blender and puree. It’s quick and easy for a great taste that’s way better than store bought.

Italian panko replaces croutons

The best innovation to replace croutons? Breadcrumbs on Salad! Lately we’ve all been tossing our salads with a sprinkling of panko. It brings a crunchy texture that spreads with every bite, and it’s so easy (and very stable). Here are some notes on panko and Italian panko:

• Panko is a Japanese-style mix of breadcrumbs which is airier and lighter than conventional breadcrumbs. It has a crunchy texture that goes better with salads (the breadcrumbs are much finer with an almost sandy texture).
• “Italian” means that herbs and salt are added. You should be able to find Italian panko or panko easily at your local grocery store.
• You only have regular panko? Mix ½ cup panko with ⅛ tsp kosher salt and ½ tbsp Italian seasoning (or 1 tsp dried oregano and ¼ tsp dried basil and thyme).

And that’s it! We hope you love this romaine lettuce as much as we do: let us know what you think in the comments below.

More salad recipes

This romaine lettuce is one of our best dinner salad recipes because it’s so versatile! Here are some other favorites:

This romaine lettuce is…

Vegetarian. For gluten-free, use panko or gluten-free croutons. For vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free dishes, omit the parmesan shavings and use the cilantro sauce as a dressing.