Peanut salad
This peanut salad is the it for the lovers of peanuts and peanut butter. It is quite easy to prepare and it's also a crowd pleaser. I truly love this salad since the peanut butter dressing makes everything taste amazingly delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 medium (8 cups) iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 1 large (1 cup) cucumber, diced
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup roasted peanuts
- ¾ cup chopped chives or green onion
Salad dressing
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- ⅓ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder/granules or minced garlic
- 1 tsp ginger powder or minced ginger
- 2 tbsp honey
- Sea salt & black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Start by chopping the iceberg lettuce, clean under running water then drain thoroughly using a salad spinner.
- Next, wash the cucumber and the bell peppers then dice them. Chop the chives or green onions too at this point.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the chopped lettuce and chives/green onions together with the diced cucumber, yellow and red bell peppers and peanuts then mix well.
- In a small jar, add the extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, light soy sauce, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, honey, sea salt & black pepper then close the lid and shake vigorously for the dressing to be well incorporated.
- Drizzle the salad dressing over the salad mixture and toss to coat.
- Serve right away or keep in the fridge until ready to serve.