No Lettuce Salad

A fresh, crunchy salad made without lettuce, featuring sweet Vidalia onion, crisp cucumber, earthy beets, and sharp white cheddar. Thousand Island dressing and freshly cracked black pepper bring everything together.

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Special Equipment: mixing bowl , knife

Ingredients

• 1 Vidalia onion, very thinly sliced

• 2 cucumbers, sliced

• 1 cup diced cooked or pickled beets

• 1 cup sharp white English cheddar, chopped or crumbled

• Thousand Island dressing, to taste

• Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Layer the thinly sliced Vidalia onion along the bottom of a serving bowl.

2. Add the sliced cucumbers and diced beets over the onions.

3. Scatter the sharp white cheddar evenly over the vegetables.

4. Drizzle generously with Thousand Island dressing and finish with freshly cracked black pepper. Serve without overmixing to prevent the dressing from turning completely pink.