Green Jacket Salad Recipe

The famous Green Jacket Salad Recipe is sure to be a hole-in-one at your next party! A tangy vinaigrette made with fresh and dried herbs, sliced green onions tossed with crisp greens, and tomatoes. Add crunchy pita chips and top with freshly ground parmesan cheese. You will have a salad that is sure to become a family favorite.

This salad is a classic southern salad recipe created around Augusta, GA’s Masters golf tournament. It’s quick to make and the dressing can be made ahead and tossed at the dinner table.

What Is The Famous Green Jacket Salad?

Augusta, GA natives, miss the Green Jacket Restaurant, but their Green Jacket Salad lives on. While growing up in Augusta, it was always a special treat to dine at Augusta’s Green Jacket Restaurant, located across the street from Augusta National’s main gate.

I remember the excitement of walking into the slightly dimmed rooms permeated with the smell of steaks cooking on a grill. As a kid, I always thought it was fun to be handed their menu because it was the shape of a golf bag full of clubs.

Fresh linen tablecloths and napkins would greet you as you sat down at your table. The “Jacket,” we lovingly call the restaurant, was a master at cooking steaks. (no pun intended) Actually, everything on the menu was delicious, from the Green Jacket Steak Teriyaki to Tee to Green boneless sirloin.

All dinners included a trip to the 22-item salad bar, where you could also get the now-famous Green Jacket Salad.

Why is it called the Green Jacket salad?

The restaurant was located across the street from Augusta National and took on the name of the most prestigious award in sports, The Masters‘ Green Jacket.

To locals, the restaurant’s salad was always a favorite. The Junior League of Augusta printed the recipe for the dressing in their Second Round cookbook. From then on, it became a go-to recipe to take to parties and potlucks.

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Ingredients Needed To Make Green Jacket Salad

This is a simple salad recipe to make. However, there are a few important tips to make it taste like the Green Jacket Restaurant’s salad.

Salad Ingredients

• Lettuce: The Green Jacket restaurant served their salad with various lettuce leaves. I like to use Romain and leaf lettuce. Be sure you always use fresh, crisp lettuce.
• Tomatoes: I suggest using Roma tomatoes for your salad. They are meatier and not so seedy.
• Pita Chips: The Green Jacket used pita chips instead of croutons in their salad. I believe they baked their own pita chips years ago; however, now it is easy to find bagged baked pita chips at your local grocery.
• Parmesan Cheese: It’s best to use a good quality parmesan and grate it just before serving instead of the pre-shredded bag type.

Green Jacket Dressing Ingredients

• Olive Oil: Be sure you use a good quality extra virgin olive oil. You do not want a heavy, greasy salad dressing.
• Red Wine Vinegar
• Season Salt: You can use Lawry’s season salt or make your own Homemade Season Salt. The original recipe used Shoney’s Big Boy Season Salt.
• Oregano: Only use dried oregano.
• Parsley: When making the dressing, use fresh, finely chopped parsley. If you use dried, it does not taste quite as good.
• Green Onions: Diced very small using the white and green part of the onion.

Instructions For Making The Salad and Dressing

Dressing

• Wash and chop fresh parsley. You could also use kitchen scissors to cut the parsley. Place it into a pint-size glass jar.
• Wash green onions and trim off roots. Dice all of the green onions, using the white and green parts of the onion. Add to jar.
• Pour olive oil, red wine vinegar, season salt, and dried oregano into the jar.
• Screw on a tight-fitting lid. Shake until all ingredients are combined. Allow setting for 20 minutes so the flavors infuse.

Salad

1. Wash and tear lettuce into bite-size pieces. Place in a large serving bowl
2. Wash and dice tomatoes into nickel size pieces. Toss them into the serving bowl.
3. Shake dressing in jar and then pour over the salad. Toss to coat the lettuce.
4. Add pita chips and toss to coat chips.
5. Top with Fresh parmesan cheese.

Making A Green Jacket Salad For A Party

The Green Jacket salad is great for serving at a Masters Watch Party. You can have this salad made ahead of time and then toss it just before serving.

1. Wash and tear all your greens. Place them in a large serving bowl. Dice tomatoes and lay them across the top of the lettuce. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 6 hours.
2. Make the salad dressing in a pint-size glass jar. Shake well and store in the refrigerator with a tight lid on for up to 2 days.
3. When dinner is served, add pita chips to the salad and toss with dressing. Add a bit of shredded parmesan cheese on top and serve.

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What To Serve With A Green Jacket Salad

The Green Jacket Restaurant was known for its steaks. You could grill some steaks using my Coffee Steak Rub or Maple Dry Rub Recipe.

🏌️‍♂️However, if you want to make a whole Masters-inspired meal while hosting a Masters Watch Party, then you need to be sure an make my Masters copycat Pimento Cheese, Egg Salad Sandwich, and for dessert, their famous Peach Ice Cream Sandwich or Augusta National Pound Cake.  My personal favorite dessert is the Dustin Johnston inspired Peach Cobbler with Pie Crust Topping.

Don’t forget to serve golf-inspired cocktails and drinks like the Secret Stand 12 Masters Drink, Azalea Cocktail, Transfusion Cocktail, and the famous Arnold Palmer Drink.  If you need some golf party decoration ideas, head over to Golf Party Printable Decorations and Games.

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