I am not a salad person. Heck, I'm not a vegetable person. Cheese, pizza and bacon top the list of my favorite foods, but sometimes a meal needs a leafy green salad. Thanks to a trick that my friend Joanna taught me, I've found a salad that I make not because I feel like I have to, but because I actually enjoy it.
The simple trick that Joanna taught me-- you chiffonade the lettuce. Yeah, yeah, I know you're thinking "how can the way you cut the lettuce, make it taste better?" Well, I don't know how, but I know it definitely does! With a sharp knife, cut the lettuce into strips as thin as you easily can-- try it!
Simple Salad
Romaine Lettuce, chiffonade cut and washed
Red Onions, thinly sliced
Parmesan Cheese, shaved into big slices with a vegetable peeler
This is just what I used, but obviously toss in whatever you love. Just make sure you chiffonade the lettuce!
Simple Vinaigrette
2 parts olive oil
1 part red wine vinegar + more if you like your dressing tangy
1 dollop dijon mustard (I love Maille which is interesting because I don't like mustard)
Salt and pepper to taste
Whisk everything together and toss with the lettuce right before serving.
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| Salad Prepped - Waiting to be Dressed at the Pizza Party! |
The simple trick that Joanna taught me-- you chiffonade the lettuce. Yeah, yeah, I know you're thinking "how can the way you cut the lettuce, make it taste better?" Well, I don't know how, but I know it definitely does! With a sharp knife, cut the lettuce into strips as thin as you easily can-- try it!
Simple Salad
Romaine Lettuce, chiffonade cut and washed
Red Onions, thinly sliced
Parmesan Cheese, shaved into big slices with a vegetable peeler
This is just what I used, but obviously toss in whatever you love. Just make sure you chiffonade the lettuce!
Simple Vinaigrette
1 part red wine vinegar + more if you like your dressing tangy
1 dollop dijon mustard (I love Maille which is interesting because I don't like mustard)
Salt and pepper to taste
Whisk everything together and toss with the lettuce right before serving.
Wow! I did not know there was a word to describe how I cut lettuce. And so funny that we cut our lettuce the same way.
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