By Jodee Weiland Some of our first produce from our garden this year is red lettuce and green onions. Of course, for me that meant I had to make a salad using these ingredients. For my salad, I added some goat cheese and Granny Smith apples because I love both. With that and a Roma tomato topped by my Homemade Honey Mustard Vinaigrette, my Red Lettuce Salad with Apple, Goat Cheese, and Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is definitely delicious! 
Having fresh vegetables to eat straight from the garden is wonderful! I feel extremely grateful that we are able to have a garden and enjoy fresh vegetables all summer long. I love watching them grow, and I love picking them from the garden, preparing them for a meal, and finally, finding new ways to use them in my recipes! We can’t grow everything we’d like, but the Harvest Market in our town provides weekly anything else we might need or want during the spring to fall months. Summer is a wonderful time for fresh produce, and I love it! 
Red Lettuce Salad with Apple, Goat Cheese, and Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
2 cups red lettuce cut and cleaned
1 green onion chopped
1 Roma tomato halved and sliced
About 1/3 Granny Smith apple diced with skin
2 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese
Sea salt and ground pepper to taste
Homemade Honey Mustard Vinaigrette (or dressing of your choice)
This recipe is enough for two sides with a meal or one meal salad. Put the red lettuce in your bowl and then add the chopped green onions and Roma tomatoes. Spread the apple pieces over the top of the salad, followed by the goat cheese. Add the Honey Mustard Vinaigrette last. 
My Red Lettuce Salad with Apple, Goat Cheese, and Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is delicious and healthy! You can serve it as a side to a meal or eat as a meal itself. If you eat it as a meal and want a little something more, serve it with a slice of crusty multigrain bread. Either way, you will love this salad, so enjoy!
