This dressing is one of our favorites, in addition to the others that we have recently shared.
Large Dinner Salad:
10 cups chopped or torn Romaine lettuce (470 g, 16.6 oz.)
3 cups chopped or torn dandelion greens (165 g, 5.8 oz.)
1 cup chopped tomatoes (180 g, 6.3 oz.)
1 cup shredded carrots (110 g, 3.9 oz.)
1 cup shredded cucumber (104 g, 3.7 oz.)
½ cup chopped red bell pepper (74.5 g, 2.6 oz.)
Here are some of the nutrient highlights of this salad:
| Salad | Adult DRIs | |
| Calories | 270 | |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.86 mg | 1.1 mg for women 1.2 mg for men |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.94 mg | 1.1 mg for women 1.3 mg for men |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 5.78 mg | 14 mg for women 16 mg for men |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 1.77 mg | 5 mg for both |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 1.32 mg | 1.3 mg for both Over 50: 1.5 mg for women 1.7 mg for men |
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 23.23 mcg | 30 mcg for both |
| Folate | 773 mcg | 400 mcg for both |
Ranch Dressing
1 ½ cups of chopped cucumber (178 g, 6.3 oz.)
¼ cup walnuts (29 g, 1.0 oz.)
½ tbsp. chia seeds (5 g, 0.17 oz.)
½ tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice (optional) (6 ml, 0.2 fluid oz.)
½ tbsp. chopped fresh chives (1.5 g, 0.05 oz.)
½ tbsp. chopped fresh dill (0.28 g, 0.01 oz.)
½ tbsp. chopped fresh parsley (1.9 g. 0.07 oz.)
½ small clove of garlic (optional) (1.5 g, 0.05 oz.)
½ tbsp. chickpea miso (9 g, 0.31 oz.) (optional)
Blend cucumber, walnuts, garlic, chia seeds, lemon juice, and optional miso until smooth. Crush in the parsley, chives, and dill. Place in refrigerator for 3 hours to allow for the flavor of the culinary herbs to mix with the rest of the ingredients. Makes 1 serving. We’ve found that this dressing tastes even better the next day. You can decrease the fat content in it by substituting zucchini for some proportion of your choosing of the walnuts and/or chia seeds. You can also decrease the size of the salad if you find that it is a lot to eat - after over 3 decades on our respective raw food and plant-based paths, we eat a salad of this size just about every day.
Nutrient analysis of Ranch Dressing:
| Salad | Adult DRIs | |
| Calories | 243 mg | |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.16 mg | 1.1 mg for women 1.2 mg for men |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.10 mg | 1.1 mg for women 1.3 mg for men |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.45 mg | 14 mg for women 16 mg for men |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 0.63 mg | 5 mg for both |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 0.27 mg | 1.3 mg for both Over 50: 1.5 mg for women 1.7 mg for men |
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 5.58 mcg | 30 mcg for both |
| Folate | 59.6 mcg | 400 mcg for both |
Nutrient analysis of Large Dinner Salad and Ranch Dressing:
| Salad | Adult DRIs | |
| Calories | 513 mg | |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1.02 mg | 1.1 mg for women 1.2 mg for men |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1.04 mg | 1.1 mg for women 1.3 mg for men |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 6.23 mg | 14 mg for women 16 mg for men |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 0.63 mg | 5 mg for both |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 1.59 mg | 1.3 mg for both Over 50: 1.5 mg for women 1.7 mg for men |
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 28.81 mcg | 30 mcg for both |
| Folate | 832.6 mcg | 400 mcg for both |