The BEST Side Salad Recipe with a Trick!

INGREDIENTS:

Ingredients
3 heads romaine lettuce See how to cut and remove stalk
2 cups chopped fresh spinach optional
1 Tablespoon dried basil or fresh!
1 teaspoon garlic powder or more/less if you prefer!
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese For best results, shred your own block cheese
1 roma tomato chopped
3-4 Slices cooked bacon chopped
2 boiled eggs chopped
¼ cup celery chopped
¼ cup carrots chopped
1 radish chopped
1 stalk green onions chopped
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds hulled

Instructions:
Slice romaine leaves off of white stems, (discard white stems) and chop lettuce into small pieces and pour in large serving bowl. If also using fresh spinach, chop and add to romaine in bowl.
Next layer on your favorite toppings, such as chopped tomato, bacon, eggs, radishes, green onions, celery, carrots, sunflower seeds and cheddar cheese.
Sprinkle the garlic powder and the dried basil on top.
Serve with choice of dressing. (Our favorite is to make the Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch dressing, with the seasoning packet, buttermilk and mayo.)