Melissa Ben-Ishay is maybe best known as the creator of
Baked By Melissa, a cupcake company known for their adorably mini cupcakes that come in dozens of flavors. However, some of you may know her as the creator of the most viral salad on the internet. The video of her making her vegan green goddess salad has garnered 19 million views on TikTok and has started a cult following!
It is an ingenious chopped salad, that is filled to the brim with green veggies: a green cabbage base with some cucumber and scallion. She even manages to pack in the veg in the dressing by adding spinach and basil to up the green factor of the salad. The whole thing comes together in minutes and ends up resembling a chunky guacamole, which is why Melissa serves this salad with tortilla chips for dipping. Eating a salad with chips?! BRILLIANT!
We loved her original recipe, but we wanted to add a bit of a Greek/Mediterranean flavor profile. Plus, the original recipe calls for two types of nuts, but ours calls for tahini which many of y’all may already have in your pantry. We also sub dill for basil and garnish with some toasted sesame seeds. Our favorite change? We add a bit of crumbled feta to the salad to add a briney, cheesy bite.
Wanna keep the salad vegan? You could either omit the feta, find some vegan feta or add some crumbled firm tofu that you season to your liking. Lastly, instead of tortilla chips we keep on that Mediterranean vibe and scoop the salad with pita chips or toasted pita.
Made this viral salad? Let us know how it came out in the comments below!