Summer Lettuce Salad With Tahini Dressing
May 17, 2024, Updated May 29, 2024
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This lettuce salad with tahini dressing is a celebration of flavors. Tender lettuce, crisp cucumbers, radishes, avocado, and herbs, paired with sweet and spicy tajin dates make this salad balanced and absolutely delicious.
When it comes to salads, I make sure every bite is packed with an abundance of flavor. Whether it’s a simple Mediterranean salad, French Nicoise salad, or our favorite green bean salad, you can always find delicious salads with lots of flavor and texture here! Today I want to share this delicious lettuce salad with you, made with summer produce and Natural Delights Medjool Date Strips with Tajin, an absolute must-make!
Summer Lettuce Salad with Lots Of Flavor
This salad is like no other, I promise! It starts with a bed of tender butterhead lettuce, and from there we start building the flavors: the herbs, grilled corn, thinly sliced radishes, and of course, Natural Delights Medjool Date Strips with Tajin, which give this salad such great flavor.
These date strips are coated with the famous chili lime seasoning, giving the salad a nice kick that’s balanced with the earthy and bright flavors of the tahini dressing. Let’s take a look at the ingredients and how to make the most delicious lettuce salad!
Ingredients
- Lettuce: I used butterhead for this recipe because of its tender and small leaves. However, you can use romaine or any other kind of lettuce and simply chop it up.
- Herbs: Fresh herbs make any salad special! For this salad, I used fresh dill and mint. You don’t even need to chop them, just separate the leaves and add them to the salad.
- Radishes: Thinly sliced radishes add a nice peppery flavor to the salad that goes well with the lettuce.
- Cucumber: Persian cucumber or mini cucumber works best because of its tender skin and small seeds.
- Avocado: Creamy and ripe avocado slices balance the radishes and add a nice creamy texture to the salad.
- Corn: It isn’t a summer salad without some corn! To add a nice subtle smoky flavor, I grilled the corn prior to adding it to the dish.
- Tajin seasoned dates: Sweet Medjool dates are seasoned with tangy spicy tajin, making this delicious concoction have so much flavor. I chop them up and add them to this lettuce salad to bring it all together.
- Tahini dressing: To make this simple dressing you need tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, water, garlic, salt, and pepper.
How To Make The Best Lettuce Salad
Step 1: Grill The Corn
Preheat the grill to medium-high. Place the corn on the grates and grill for 10 to 15 minutes, rotating every 3-5 minutes for even grilling. Once the kernels are charred to your liking, remove the corn from the grill and let it cool slightly.
Using a sharp knife, cut the corn kernels off the cob and set them aside.
Step 2: Prepare The Dressing
Add the olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and water to a small jar. Seal the lid and shake vigorously for 10-20 seconds so the dressing comes together.
Step 3: Assemble The Salad
Arrange the butterhead lettuce leaves on a large platter. Add the dill and mint as well as the radishes and the cucumber. Thinly slice the avocados and arrange them on the salad as well.
Add the grilled corn and chopped tajin seasoned dates. Drizzle with the dressing and finish with sesame seeds.
Serving Suggestions
This delicious lettuce salad goes well with all summer dishes, especially the grilled ones! Serve this salad up with some charred spatchcock chicken, Greek grilled chicken or our family favorite grilled kofta with a side of homemade pita to make a delicious summer dinner!
Variations
- Herbs: Use any fresh herbs that you have on hand. Some of my favorites are basil, cilantro, green onions, and parsley.
- Nuts: Chopped walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, or even sunflower seeds add a lot of flavor to this salad.
- Greens: Instead of butterhead lettuce, use romaine or purple lettuce. You can also use spring mix or baby spinach. If desired, finely chopped kale massaged with olive oil and lemon juice can serve as a nice base as well.
Storage
This salad is best served right away and hopefully, you won’t have leftovers. However, if you do, store them in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
If you’d like to make this salad in advance, keep all the components separate and slice the avocado right before serving to avoid browning. You can make the dressing up to 2 days ahead of time.
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Lettuce Salad with Dates
Ingredients
- 2 ears corn
- 2 heads Butterhead lettuce
- ½ cup fresh mint
- ½ cup fresh Dill
- 5 radishes, thinly sliced
- 2 Persian cucumbers, cut into chunks
- 1 avocado, sliced
- ½ cup Natural Delights Medjool Date Strips with Tajin
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
Dressing:
- 2 tbsp tahini
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 garlic
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium high. Once the grill is ready, place the corn on the grates and grill for 10 to 15 minutes, rotating every 3 minutes so it grills evenly.
- Once the kernels are charred to your liking, remove the corn from the grill and let it cool slightly. Using a sharp knife, cut the kernels off the cob and set them aside.
- Make the dressing by placing the tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and water in a jar. Seal the lid and shake the jar for 10 to 20 seconds until the dressing comes together.
- Arrange the butterhead lettuce leaves on a large platter. Spread the mint leaves and dill followed by the thinly sliced radishes and cucumbers.
- Arrange the avocado slices on the salad as well. Chop the date strips into smaller pieces and add them to the salad.
- Drizzle with the dressing and serve.
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Notes
- You can use butterhead lettuce, romaine, spring mix or baby spinach as a base for this salad.
- As for the nuts, chopped walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts would also work.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this for lunch today and it was delicious!! The tahini dressing added such a nice creaminess and flavor without being overpowering. I loved it!
This salad looks and sounds delicious. I am loving that it uses butterhead lettuce and the way the tahini dressing brings all the flavors together.
I love the bold flavor the tahini dressing gives the greens in thish salad. It’s such a fun way to have a healthy lunch or side.
This looks amazing and such a treat! Thank you!
This salad was so delicious! Loved the addition of the tahini dressing too, it tasted amazing!