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Tiktok Green Goddess Salad recipe (Baked by Melissa)

This Tiktok Green Goddess Salad recipe from Baked by Melissa is chockfull of nutrients and incredibly delicious. I too was skeptic but it is wonderful.

salad on a bowl with pita chips
This salad is delicious and you won’t stop eating it

This recipe is based on the famous Trader Joe’s Green Goddess dressing, however this one does not use avocados.

Food processor with basil, spinach, shallot, cashews, garlic, salt, olive oil
The ingredients are flavorful, fresh and work well together

How to eat this salad

Although Melissa suggest to eat the green goddess salad as a dip (with chips), this recipe is very versatile.

You can eat it on it’s own as a crunchy, tasty side salad. It also goes great with tacos especially fish tacos like these Halibut Tacos because it has cabbage.

This recipe would also be a great addition to a sandwich, on toast, a tortilla wrap or with pita bread.

salad on a bowl being scooped with pita bread, fork on the side and pita chips in a bowl

If you decide to use it as a dip, highly suggest that you make sure the cabbage to dressing ratio is about 1:2 in order to make it easier to dip.

Green Goddess Dressing

In her recipe, Baked by Melissa uses the following ingredients for the dressing: basil, spinach, shallot, olive oil, cashews (can substitute for pistachio), garlic, rice vinegar, salt and nutritional yeast.

ingredients to make green goddess salad
The ingredients work together really well and give this salad/dip an amazing flavor
  • Basil: Adds a subtle aromatic flavor that is essential in this dressing. Highly suggest using this and not making substitutions.
  • Spinach: This adds nutritional value to this dressing without overpowering the other ingredients.
  • Shallot: This ingredient is a must. It is a milder onion that adds subtle flavor and it is not as pungent as regular onions. If you don’t have shallots, use 1/4 of a red onion.
  • Olive Oil: I like to use extra virgin olive oil because of the intense aroma and flavor. You can use any other neutral oil such as avocado oil.
  • Cashews: You can use any nuts that you’d like. Melissa uses cashews in her recipe and I love the creaminess that cashews adds to this dressing.
  • Garlic: I love the intense flavor and aroma of garlic, the vinegar in the recipe tames the intense flavor.
  • Rice Vinegar: This is by far the ingredient that fives this recipe the most characteristic flavor. Rice vinegar is a bit sweet and mild. I highly recommend using it and not making substitutions.
  • Nutritional Yeast: This ingredient is used to replace cheese in many vegan recipes. I did not add it to mine and still loved the taste. If you want, add parmesan cheese instead of nutritional yeast.
green goddess salad dressing in blender
If you like texture, just pulse the ingredients 3-4 times so the nuts are not totally pureed

I did not have nutritional yeast, if you are not vegan you can easily substitute this for grated parmesan cheese. I didn’t add parmesan either and the salad is still very tasty.

Ingredients for the cabbage salad

Chopped cabbage, scallions and diced cucumbers. Melissa also added chives to her original recipe but I only added scallions.

This recipe is healthy and unexpectedly delicious. You can customize the ingredients to your personal taste and whatever you have on hand at the moment.

I would say one of the key ingredients in the salad dressing is the rice vinegar. It adds a very pleasant flavor and binds all the herbs together.

cabbage with green goddess salad dressing and wooden spoons on a bowl
It is a very tasty and refreshing salad
salad with cracker
Green Goddess salad is delicious as a dip or side salad

I will definitely add this to my menu rotation, especially for hot summer months, this would make a great dish to bring to a potluck or pool party because it is light and refreshing.

Recipe below is from Baked by Melissa. I adapted it by removing the nutritional yeast.

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Tiktok Green Goddess Salad Baked by Melissa

This Tiktok Green Goddess Salad recipe from Baked by Melissa is chockfull of nutrients and incredibly delicious. I too was skeptic but it is wonderful.
4.9 from 388 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 125 kcal

Ingredients
  

Green Goddess Salad

  • 2 cups Green Cabbage shredded
  • 1/2 cup diced cucumber
  • 1/4 cup Scallions

Green Goddess Dressing

  • 1 cup Basil Leaves
  • 1 cup Spinach Leaves
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 small Shallot
  • Juice of 2 Lemons
  • 1/4 cup of Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup cashews Nuts of your choice
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar

Instructions
 

Green Goddess Dressing

  • In a food processor, combine the spinach, basil, garlic, shallot, cashews, olive oil, and salt.
  • add the lemon juice and rice vinegar and pulse 3-4 times depending on how much texture you want in the dressing

Salad

  • Mix the shredded cabbage, diced cucumber and chopped scallions and add the dressing.
  • Mix well until the cabbage is coated in the green goddess dressing
  • Serve with chips, as a side salad or top your favorite sandwich with it

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 398mgPotassium: 157mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 754IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Sav

    January 16, 2022 at 11:26 pm

    Delicious! Do you have the calorie count?

    Reply
    • Isabel

      January 19, 2022 at 8:40 pm

      Hi there,

      I don’t have the nutritional info but I will soon be adding that to my recipes. Stay tuned.

      Reply
    • Ash

      January 24, 2022 at 9:35 am

      4 stars
      It’s 1023 kcal for the recipe above (according to my fitness pal app)

      Reply
      • Isabel

        January 24, 2022 at 5:12 pm

        Thanks for the info! I will be updating all recipes with nutritional info soon.

        Reply
      • Grenada

        February 1, 2022 at 6:29 pm

        5 stars
        Is that per serving or for the entire recipe.

        Reply
        • Isabel

          February 2, 2022 at 5:46 am

          Entire recipe. I will soon have nutritional info on all recipes.

          Reply
    • Jan

      January 30, 2022 at 8:43 pm

      Your recipe is wrong you forgot the nutritional yeast

      Reply
      • Missy

        February 15, 2022 at 6:08 am

        Did you read ?

        Reply
  2. Heather

    January 24, 2022 at 2:52 pm

    How long does it last in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Isabel

      January 24, 2022 at 5:11 pm

      The cabbage gets a bit wilty but I don’t mind it. I kept mine in the fridge for about 3 days.

      Reply
  3. Erin

    January 24, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    Can you eliminate the nuts in general? my husband has an allergy

    Reply
    • Isabel

      January 24, 2022 at 7:28 pm

      Absolutely! Can he have pumpkin seeds? That would be a great substitute, if not I would add a bit more olive oil.

      Reply
  4. Kaitlin

    February 1, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    4 stars
    This is a pretty good salad. I think there was a lot of dressing for the veggies. I used half a large cabbage (about 4 cups) and there was still plenty of dressing on the salad. I was worried it would taste like onions, but it didn’t, just a mild aftertaste of onion. Also, I added parm cheese and thought it helped balance the flavors.

    Reply
    • Isabel

      February 2, 2022 at 5:45 am

      I’m glad you liked it! Shallots are very mild and make this salad great. Good call on adding parm 😉

      Reply
  5. Mahes

    February 24, 2022 at 11:15 pm

    Hi!,

    What can I substitute for rice vinegar? I have apple cider vinegar, would that work?

    Reply
    • Isabel

      February 25, 2022 at 7:30 am

      Hi there!

      I honestly think the rice vinegar is key. It’s a touch sweet so adds nice flavor.

      If you want to try apple cider vinegar, I’d use very little and probably dilute in water

      Reply
  6. Rachelle

    April 10, 2022 at 10:46 pm

    5 stars
    It’s amazing! My daughter shared it with me and had to find the recipe to print it, will use it at our next book club gathering!

    Reply

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