This Delicious Salad Has Gone Viral for a Reason

When it’s too hot to even dream about turning on the stove, you know it’s salad season. If there is one salad that has swept the internet this summer, it has to be the Green Goddess. Although the base of the salad may be simple, the dressing is where it all comes together. Take a bite—you’ll feel like a goddess in no time!

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Ingredients:

• 1 small head green cabbage/iceberg lettuce
• 1 large cucumber
• ¼ cup chives
• 1 bunch spring onions
• 1 cup basil leaves
• 1 cup fresh spinach
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 small shallot
• 2 lemons, juiced
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup cashews
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 

Instructions:

1. Wash and chop all of the salad ingredients with a sharp knife as small as you would like. Place in a large bowl.
2. Add all of the liquid salad dressing ingredients to a blender (olive oil, lemon juice, rice vinegar). Add the rest of the dressing ingredients to the same blender.
3. Blend until your dressing is a thick, pourable consistency. 
4. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients, mix well, serve with pita chips and enjoy!