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3 cups various lettuce leaves
1 cucumber
1 tomato
1 bell pepper
Optional ingredients: 1 peeled carrot; ¾ cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup canned and drained black beans; 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds; 1/4 cup dried cranberries or blueberries; 1/2 cup sliced strawberries. |
1. Tear lettuce leaves into small pieces and rinse, using a colander. Shake excess water off. Place lettuce in a large bowl.
2. Rinse cucumber and bell pepper and chop into bite-sized pieces. Add to lettuce.
3. Rinse tomato and slice into wedges. Add to lettuce and cucumber.
4. Rinse and chop any optional ingredients into bite-sized pieces. Add to lettuce, tomato and cucumber.
5. Chill salad in refrigerator before serving. |