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Butter Blossom Lettuce Salad

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Butter Blossom Lettuce Salad with radishes and sun dried tomatoes on a tin plate

This salad is a beauty and excellent to pair with any meal. Serve it arranged on a large platter and it becomes Butter Blossom Lettuce Salad. The soft, round leaves of butter lettuce create the perfect Spring flower blossom and have a mild buttery flavor. Radicchio leaves add a nice bitter bite to the salad while radishes create the perfect peppery spice.

This recipe was created out a an offer that came to me from Bella Sun Luci to feature some of their products in a post. I jumped at the chance because I already buy their sun-dried tomatoes, the quality and flavor are always first rate. Easily tossed onto the Butter Blossom Lettuce Salad, the tomatoes add nice depth of flavor, beautiful color, and pair perfectly with the Dijon mustard vinaigrette dressing. Finish off with pickly capers and top with some shaved Parmesan.

Top view of Butter Lettuce Salad with radishes, Parmesan, and dried tomatoes on a tin plate

You can vary the types of lettuce to your liking for this recipe but I highly recommend the combination of radishes, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, and Parmesan. This is the perfect mix of textures and bright, bold flavors. For a main dish salad, top with grilled chicken or smoked salmon, even thinly sliced flank steak (my favorite).

Butter Lettuce Salad with toppings on a tin plate

I’ll be serving this salad a lot this summer and it’s even a great winter side. Because it takes only 10 minutes to toss together and looks beautiful! Easily changed up with crumbled blue cheese instead of the Parmesan, change out the capers for some mixed gourmet olives. If you get assigned a tossed salad at your next dinner get-together, give this a try. Economical and simple, but sure to impress!

Close up of Butter Lettuce Salad with radishes, Parmesan, capers and sun dried tomatoes

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5 from 4 votes

Butter Blossom Lettuce Salad

Course Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Author Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients 

  • Dressing
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salad
  • 1 head of butter lettuce leaves separated
  • 1 head of radicchio sliced thin
  • 3 green onions green and white parts, sliced thinly
  • 10 radishes trimmed and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
  • 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil drained, whole or diced (Bella Sun Luci is an excellent brand)
  • 2 tablespoons capers whole if small or very roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese more or less to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl combine lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, salt, and the ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add the oil and whisk until fully blended. Set aside.
  • Wash the lettuce leaves, dry well and keep whole or tear into large pieces. Arrange in blossom or flower shape on serving platter, or toss in large salad bowl. Add the radicchio, green onions, radishes and tomatoes; either placing over butter lettuce on serving platter or tossing with lettuce in bowl.
  • Drizzle salad dressing over salad if serving on platter and sprinkle with capers and top with shaved Parmesan. If using salad bowl, toss dressing, capers, and cheese before serving.

Butter Lettuce, Sun-dried tomates, capers, radishes, and shaved Parmesan pair perfectly with a fresh Dijon Vinaigrette. Ready in 10 minutes!

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  1. amber bell says

    April 26, 2022 at 6:25 AM

    5 stars
    It was delicious! I recommend this to anyone looking for something quick and elegant!

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  2. alicia r says

    April 26, 2022 at 6:23 AM

    5 stars
    This salad is AWESOME! We always have it w/ grilled chicken, it is soooo good!

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  3. gene says

    April 26, 2022 at 6:23 AM

    5 stars
    This has become one of our favourites. I really enjoy the blend of lettuces and I often serve this salad with Italian meals. Thanks so much Sally!

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  4. gina robinson says

    April 26, 2022 at 6:21 AM

    5 stars
    This salad is fantastic and received rave reviews by recent dinner guests! I added toasted pine nuts before serving, and it was excellent. Definitely a keeper, and one I plan to make frequently!

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  5. Anna b says

    February 15, 2022 at 6:18 AM

    5 stars
    Excellent salad which got raves from the entire family. Perfect combination of ingredients and we loved, loved, loved the radicchio and radishes together.

    Reply
  6. TRACY IN MD says

    February 15, 2022 at 6:15 AM

    5 stars
    I eat salad everyday and I am always looking for new recipes to try. This looks absolutely delicious Sally!

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    • Sally Humeniuk says

      February 23, 2022 at 9:32 AM

      Thank you, Tracy! This is a nice addition to any salad menu. I’m glad you agree!

      Reply
  7. Jaclyn says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:47 AM

    Yum! Love the sun-dried tomatoes addition.

    Reply

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