Simple Little Gem Salad

This salad comes together in just a few minutes, and has become my go to side for a dinner party or with a simple protein for an easy weeknight dinner. It's vegetarian, vegan if you skip the cheese, and you can add in any other topping you like (crispy fried shallots, like the ones I use on my poke bowls, are amazing on top of this salad for a little extra crunch).

The vinaigrette for the salad is also so delicious and so quick to make. You likely won't use all of it for the salad, but it keeps very well so you are half way to your next weekday lunch when you make this one.

The salad itself here is really simple here by design - just some Persian cucumbers, feta, and Kalamata olives. That said, it's a great base salad to add in anything else you have in your fridge that you want to use before it goes bad - thinly sliced radishes, tomatoes, fruit like pears, apples, or figs, any nuts or pepitas.

This dish is gluten free, and serves 2-4 depending on how hungry you are.