What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Clean Plate Club: Chop Chop Salad! Stop your scrolling and check this out. Because in every single bite, it delivers. Sure, it takes a few extra minutes to chop things up…but itβs so worth it. Check out the delicate, spears of baby asparagus. Imagine that sweet nutty taste. Or what about the thin-as-paper radish slices? They provide a slight tickle of pepper spray. Did you notice the tiny shallot rings nestled between the romaine and radicchio? Their subtle oniony/garlic taste may surprise you. Without a doubt, the finishing touch reveals feathery fronds of dill that promise not to overpower. Together, Chop Chop Salad comes across as ineffably sublime.
CHOP CHOP SALAD
Ingredients for Vinaigrette:
1 shallot, sliced and chopped
1/8 teaspoon lemon citrus peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon garlic wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons agave nectar
Instructions for Vinaigrette:
Combine shallot pieces, lemon citrus peel, lemon juice, garlic wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, and agave nectar. Whisk well. Set aside at room temperature.
Ingredients for Salad:
Kosher salt
1 cup snow peas
1/2 bunch baby asparagus
5-6 radishes, thinly sliced
1 romaine heart, sliced
1/4 head radicchio, chopped
1/2 cup dill fronds, snipped
Instructions for Salad:
Fill a large bowl with ice water. Add a handful of kosher salt. Stir. Submerge snow peas and asparagus in ice water for 10 minutes. This makes them very crisp. Drain well; pat dry. Chop into bite-size pieces. Mix together romaine lettuce, chopped radicchio, snow peas, baby asparagus, and radish slices. Pour vinaigrette over all. Toss to coat. Add dill fronds. Serve immediately.
I love a good green salad full of summer’s goodies π
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Especially crisp veggies. ππΏ
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Wonderful combination.
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Thanks very much, Peggy. Fresh vegetables make all the difference. π₯πΏ
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II Love this salad! Thank you.
Joaanna
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Every once in awhile itβs nice to mix things up a bit. π₯π
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Love this salad! ππ
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My husband appreciates fresh asparagus whenever I can get it. ππ
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Me too! It’s not so easy to find recently. When we lived in soithern England we regularly found it being sold at farm gates! Fresh, with local butter and black pepper and I’m anyone’s π€π
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What a delightful recollection. πΏ
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Oops! My accent just slipped π€£
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It happens. π
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Me too! It’s not so easy to find recently. When we lived in soithern England we regularly found it being sold at farm gates! Fresh, with local butter and black pepper and I’m anyone’s π€π
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Love such crunchy salads! π
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Not having to cut everything up for each forkful is a bonus. Bite-size is best. π₯π
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Now add a couple of strips of steak for us meat-eaters or lobster for us seafood lovers and you’ll have a meal! π c.a.
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Now youβre talking! ππΏπ₯©π¦π
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