Milano Salad

My great grandparents migrated from Italy to America at the turn of the century. They brought a vivid love of gardening and vegetables from their homeland. This simple green salad is refreshing and lite in a way that only true Italians would know.

MILANO SALAD

Core ingredients:
1 head of leaf lettuce (red or green)
tomatoes, cut up into desired size
cucumber, peeled and sliced
bell pepper, cored and chopped
celery, cleaned and chopped
2 T light olive oil
1-2 lemons, cut in half and ready to squeeze
1 t Lawry's seasoning salt
1/4 t garlic salt
1/4 t lemon pepper

Optional ingredients:
avocado, pitted and chopped
1 can of black olives, drained
mushrooms, sliced
carrots, sliced
any other type of lettuce
cheese, cubed
anything else you'd like to add to your salad

Cut lettuce into salad sized pieces. Add all other vegetables. Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables. Sprinkle salts and pepper over salad. Squeeze the lemons juice into a small strainer that is atop the salad. Toss the salad, coating all of the vegetables. Taste. Adjust seasonings according to your taste then serve immediately.