Simple Green Salad with Vinaigrette

Crisp mixed greens with a classic shallot and Dijon vinaigrette. The five-minute salad that goes with everything.

Servings
4
Prep
10 min
Total
10 min
Photo: Green salad
Photo of green salad (not this exact recipe) by Andy Li, Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. In the bottom of a large salad bowl, stir the shallot, vinegar, mustard and salt and let it stand for 5 minutes to soften the shallot.

  2. Whisk in the olive oil until thick and emulsified, and add the pepper.

  3. Add the greens and toss gently with your hands just before serving, until every leaf is lightly coated.

Notes

  • Dry greens hold dressing; wet greens water it down. A salad spinner is worth it.
  • The vinaigrette keeps a week in the fridge; shake before using.

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Nutrition estimate

Calories
135
Protein
1 g
Carbs
3 g
Fat
14 g

Per serving, estimated from USDA FoodData Central values for the listed amounts. Optional ingredients and to-taste seasoning are not included, and actual values vary by brand. How we estimate

An original recipe written for CookSimple. Illustration: original artwork for CookSimple. Added September 25, 2026.