I’m completely addicted to green salad. Even the most humble, basic one, with a few added herbs, can be a treat if dressed properly. You can tell a lot about a restaurant by the standard of its green salad – so many places get it wrong, but when they get it right, it’s perfection. Although a great one doesn’t need any extras, you can always toss in simple treasures such as cooked green beans, sweet raw peas, edible flowers, shaved fennel, or fresh mint, parsley, basil or tarragon leaves if you like. Great stuff.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 15 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Yield: | however many you’re planning on serving |
Ingredients
- Boston or Bibb lettuce
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- So, to make the salad, get yourself a round lettuce, such as Boston or Bibb, and remove each leaf from the core. Wash them in plenty of cold water. Spin dry or blot with paper towels and pile them into a bowl. Make a basic dressing by mixing together 3 parts extra-virgin olive oil, 1 part lemon juice, a pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle the dressing over the leaves and use the tips of your fingers to gently mix the salad together. Be careful not to overdress it, though, or your leaves will go limp! That’s it, your basic green salad.
Reviews
Boston Lettuce and Bibb are sometimes Both called,”Butter Lettuce”.It is Elegantly Simple and as Chef Oliver stated a Great Add~In for Anything. Been eating this for a long Time,never realising it is what I liked for simplicity.A scoop of Any Cold Protein is terrific in Centre and looks Pretty and adds to a “Standard”.{Think Chicken,Turkey,Egg salads for examples}.
Yummy & delicious! The kids love that they can make the salad almost all by themselves!
this salad dressing is so good
love it