This Simple Green Salad with Homemade Mayo Dressing is a delicious and easy addition to dinner! Ready in 5 minutes.
This is my favourite green salad of all time…every time I eat it, I am whisked away back to my childhood. Memories of warm summers, fresh greens, gardens and family. My mom would make this dressing every summer…it’s THE BEST on fresh garden greens. And I have also since discovered that this recipe was one of my Grandpa’s favourites, making it even more special. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
This salad dressing is made with 3 simple ingredients: mayonnaise, milk and sugar. SO simple. But sometimes the most simple things are the best, and this dressing is proof of that!
Simple Green Salad Recipe Tips:
- I like to use a hand blender to make this dressing…it makes the dressing so smooth and creamy.
- You can add this dressing to any salad that you like. Our favourite is a simple salad of greens, green onions and chopped apples and tomatoes. Delicious.
- If you find that the dressing is a little thick, feel free to add a little more milk.
- Double the batch for a bigger salad, or to keep in your fridge for the week.

Simple Green Salad with Homemade Mayo Dressing
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1/3 cup dressing 1x
Description
This Simple Green Salad with Homemade Mayo Dressing is a delicious and easy addition to dinner!
Ingredients
Simple Green Salad:
- fresh green lettuce (freshly picked from the garden is the best!)
- chopped fresh green onions (these are a must – the flavour that they add is so amazing this salad)
- you can also add apples and tomatoes
Simple Mayo Dressing:
- 5 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Whip the mayo, milk and sugar together, until creamy.
- Adjust the flavour to your taste.
- Category: Salad
Keywords: green salad, mayonnaise salad dressing

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15 Comments
Amanda-The Nutritionist Reviews
May 18, 2011 at 11:54 AMThat looks delicious! I love salads in the summer.
I just found your blog through the Wandering Wednesday blog hop! Can’t wait to read more.
Amanda @ http://www.nutritionistreviews.com
Barb
May 18, 2011 at 12:15 PMLooks divine!
Lindsay
May 18, 2011 at 2:25 PMOH HELLO yummy salad! FRESH lettuce makes the world of difference in a salad..
Great pictures. Photographing food is so difficult for me!
Delighted Momma
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May 18, 2011 at 11:47 PMLooks delish! I love adding apples to my salads – makes it that much more yummy!
Julie
May 19, 2011 at 1:26 AMmmmmm. aahhhh the memories 🙂
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June 19, 2012 at 1:33 AMThese look great! Can’t wait to try some.
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May 3, 2019 at 12:45 AMOh my goosh, best salad ever. My children actually eat this…..total miracle!!! The whole family loves this salad both young, old and in between. 🙂 We can’t thank you enough for this recipe. :0
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Jo-Anna Rooney
May 7, 2019 at 9:53 AMOh I love this!! It’s a favourite here too…so simple and delicious!
Michael
August 12, 2020 at 6:10 AMWhat milk to use please?
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August 13, 2020 at 9:05 AMHi Michael! I just use regular milk. 1%, 2% or 3% works great.