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Mixed Green Salad

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time3 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Nouveau American
Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Author: My Global Cuisine

Ingredients

  • Mixed salad greens to serve 6 to 8 people
  • 1 head of boston lettuce broken into pieces
  • 3 small persian cucumbers peeled in stripes and sliced
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • Optional: Goat cheese
  • For the salad dressing:
  • 1/2 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 TSP of good quality mustard
  • 1 TSP of sugar
  • 1/2 TSP of salt
  • 1 large garlic clove cut in half
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a small glass container, whisk together the balsamic vinegar with the mustard, the sugar, the salt and the garlic clove.
  • Add the extra virgin olive oil and whisk until the olive oil is emulsified into the dressing.
  • Mix the salad greens and toppings. Dress lightly being sure to discard the garlic cloves from the mixture. Add the dressing slowly. It is better to add more if needed than to leave your salad swimming in dressing. You should add just enough dress to moisten the salad. Taste your salad. Add more dressing if necessary. You may also offer your guests fresh ground pepper.
  • Serve on individual plates topped with broiled goat cheese. Before broiling your cheese. Freeze it for one hour and then cut into 1.5 inch slices. Broil until the top becomes golden brown. Watch carefully to ensure your goat cheese does not burn.