Chalk another one up for iceberg lettuce!

Here, good ole Utterly Pedestrian but high-water-content, cooling, and very refreshing Iceberg Lettuce is used the way cabbage would be, in a “coleslaw”, which in this case is made with fresh basil, garlic, lemon, and olive oil. You could leave the olive oil out if you want to minimize the fat content, but it certainly adds a nice layer of flavor.

And it was delightful to just snip off a bit of the tiny-leafed basil growing on the lanai to imbue this salad with a bit of its spicy fragrance!

You can eat this with a fork for a very filling meal, or enjoy it as I did with my family, with organic tortilla chips, like a salsa. My father enjoyed it as a side to his grilled hamburger (hey… raw & living foods aren’t just for vegans!).

And this would make a great filling for a raw or “rawish” sammich! Slap it between two pieces of dehydrated flatbread, or use toasted Ezekiel bread, and it would be hearty and very tasty.

And like pretty much everything else I make on this site… it’s quick, easy, and un-fussy.

And ya gotta love something that’s both juicy-crunchy and creamy-smooth. Avo & iceberg are a natural pairing!

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Recipe for: Creamy Basil-Iceberg Slaw & Sandwich Filling

• flesh from 1/2 ripe avocado, mashed
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped very fine (measure first, then chop… and I used small-leaf basil, tho any sort will do)
• 1 green onion, trimmed and chopped very fine
• 1 small garlic clove (about 1/2 teaspoon, but you can surely add more if that is your taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon quality natural salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive (which you can leave off or reduce, as per your dietary inclination… but I prefer to keep it)
• a few good grindings fresh black pepper
• 3 cups fresh icerberg lettuce, chopped into small pieces or narrow shreds

Combine all ingredients except the lettuce, and mash together well in a large bowl. Then add the iceberg lettuce and toss/fold to coat the lettuce with the dressing. Serve immediately. Although this would do especially well as a salad sandwich filling once the lettuce as wilted a bit!

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