Green Goddess Salad Recipe

A salad that’s eaten using chips instead of a fork? No wonder this gloriously green creation has gone viral!

Packed full of green goodness, this Green Goddess Salad went ballistic on TikTok, with the original recipe posted by Baked by Melissa clocking up more than 18 million views. It’s super easy to make, healthy and filling and a great twist on a traditional salad.

It’s essentially a vegan pesto type of dressing that can really be made with whatever green veggies you have in the fridge. Just tweak and tune the recipe to your liking – swap out the nuts for different types, switch out the herbs or use a different oil. Although this salad makes a brilliant side dish, if you pair it with some pita chips, it’s just asking to be gobbled down as a meal on its own!

Have a look at how quick it is to make:

Watch on TikTok

Ingredients

1 small head green cabbage
3-4 baby cucumbers or one large
1/4 cup chives
1 bundle green onion/scallions
1 cup basil leaves
1 cup spinach leaves
2 cloves garlic
1 small shallot
Juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup nuts of your choice (I used cashews and walnuts)
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp salt
2 tbl rice vinegar
Extra chives (optional)

Method

Wash and then chop all salad ingredients (green cabbage, baby cucumbers, chives, green onions) as small as you’d like and place in a big bowl.
Add all liquid salad dressing ingredients (lemon juice, olive oil, rice vinegar) to a blender, then add the rest of the dressing ingredients (basil leaves, spinach leaves, garlic, shallot, nuts, yeast, salt chives) to the same blender and blend until smooth.
Pour dressing over salad mix and enjoy with a chip or two!

88 Comments

- - mom416914 said
  - 01 Feb 2022
    6:02 pm
This recipe sounds delicious ???? the ingredient combination and lemon with rice wine vinegar in the dressing adds that extra zing, thank you ????

- - taynik46 said
  - 01 Feb 2022
    7:24 am
who wouldn’t love a salad you can eat with a chip or cracker, this looks really good! thank you for sharing I cannot wait to try this – would be great for a work lunch when you have to eat at your desk!

- - mom466254 said
  - 30 Jan 2022
    10:11 pm
I actually really like the idea of this one. A healthy snack option.

- - mum300445 said
  - 30 Jan 2022
    9:17 pm
Interesting! I’ve used yeast as a raising agent in breads and doughs etc but can’t understand why you’d need 1/3 cup in this salad?
- mom416914 replied
  
  01 Feb 2022 , 5:58 pm
  Nutritional Yeast is very different to standard yeast used for baking. It’s a delicious seasoning that can be used in salads, with roasted veges, in baked, pasta etc. It’s readily available in supermarkets, well worth trying ????
  - mom416914 replied
    
    01 Feb 2022 , 5:58 pm
    
    Nutritional Yeast is very different to standard yeast used for baking. It’s a delicious seasoning that can be used in salads, with roasted veges, in baked, pasta etc. It’s readily available in supermarkets, well worth trying ????
- - Zmijka86 said
  - 29 Jan 2022
    8:24 am
Looking at the photo though its just mashed Avocado- I can’t believe all that vegetables are in it.

- - AmyLouise said
  - 24 Jan 2022
    9:15 pm
Looks really yummy…. will try for sure!

- - Ellen said
  - 14 Jan 2022
    4:57 am
Lovely salad ! I’m not keen on dressings but would happily add the dry ingredients of the dressing such as nuts and nutritional yeast as it is 🙂

- - mom111059 said
  - 12 Jan 2022
    1:31 pm
I like the addition of lemons. Could work well. Thanks for the recipe.

- - sisterhood27 said
  - 12 Jan 2022
    11:08 am
What a healthy salad but not for my liking sorry

- - mom322089 said
  - 09 Jan 2022
    5:52 pm
wow, loving the look of this recipe as it is al the kinds of ingredients i like to eat.

- - tessie said
  - 08 Jan 2022
    9:06 pm
Not something I’d likely make but once again will share with family

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 06 Jan 2022
    3:35 pm
Okay…this does look interesting. Kind of like a pesto coleslaw combination.

- - mustangsachy said
  - 06 Jan 2022
    10:12 am
Yummmm! We want to eat more plant based foods. I will definately be giving this a whirl.

- - mom466291 said
  - 06 Jan 2022
    6:11 am
Yummy indeed

- - mom457867 said
  - 06 Jan 2022
    5:44 am
That looks delicious.

- - mom169205 said
  - 05 Jan 2022
    11:08 pm
I’d try it without the yeast.

- - romvar said
  - 01 Jan 2022
    10:46 pm
I’d make this and serve as a dip. Looks delish!

- - mom80165 said
  - 01 Jan 2022
    8:51 pm
Interesting but I really don’t think I would bother whipping it up but to do all those ingredients is for more than person, I do love eating salad.

- - RonnieDe said
  - 31 Dec 2021
    8:33 pm
Very green! Hadn’t heard of nutritional yeast before, so did some research, thank you.

- - mom348878 said
  - 31 Dec 2021
    3:50 pm
Thanks for this it sounds lovely and pretty simple to jazz up by changing a few ingredients really great idea.