This is a fantastic fresh salad with avocado, endive, romaine lettuce, peas and a beautiful mint and Dijon mustard vinaigrette.
Chef's notes
This is a great salad any time of the year, but it is especially nice in the summer when fresh english peas are available.
The vinaigrette can be made in advance, but the salad itself is best assembled just before serving.
While this salad can be prepared any time of the year, it is especially delicious in the summer when fresh peas are available.
Steps
1
Making the Vinaigrette
Ingredients
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey or agave nectar
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/2 cup grapeseed oil
3 tbsp fresh mint
2 tbsp fresh basil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
To make the vinaigrette, combine the Dijon, honey and white wine vinegar. Whisk while slowly adding in the oil. Add the freshly-chopped mint and basil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
2
Assembling the Salad
Ingredients
1 tsp sea salt
12 cups water (approx.)
1 cup fresh or frozen peas
4 whole Belgian endives
1 romaine lettuce head
2 whole avocados
To cook the peas, add the salt to the water and bring to a boil. Add the peas and simmer for a couple of minutes. In the meantime, prepare an ice bath. Once the peas are just cooked, place them into the ice bath to stop the cooking process. Once cool, strain the peas and place onto paper towels to drain.
To prepare the endive, cut off the bottom core and remove any damaged or discolored outer leaves. Trim the tips, if needed. Wash the romaine lettuce.
This is a salad made in layers. Break up half of the romaine into bite-sized pieces. Break the endive into slightly bigger pieces. Cut one of the avocados in half and score the inside with a knife. Squish or scoop the avocado out onto the salad. Add half of the peas and drizzle with some of the vinaigrette and add some freshly ground pepper.
Assemble another layer: romaine, endive, peas, avocado, dressing. Toss just before serving.
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thank you so much for this tip as sometime i do not get all the water out of the lettuce and this changes the salad. i will try to find the spinner thanks
I assembled this salad on a huge platter in the kitchen but tossed it in the dining room because I wanted everyone to see how beautiful it looked. I had 8 adults and 2 children and they all oohed and aahed at the appearance but better yet they all raved about the taste. I had expected to taste the bitterness of the endive but it blended so beautifully with the rest of the ingredients. We have salad 7 nights a week and my husband wanted to make the dressing again for tonight but alas - we were out of basil and mint. I highly recommend this salad and will be making it again and again.
Liz S •I assembled this salad on a huge platter in the kitchen but tossed it in the dining room because I wanted everyone to see how beautiful it looked. I had 8 adults and 2 children and they all oohed and aahed at the appearance but better yet they all raved about the taste. I had expected to taste the bitterness of the endive but it blended so beautifully with the rest of the ingredients. We have salad 7 nights a week and my husband wanted to make the dressing again for tonight but alas - we were out of basil and mint. I highly recommend this salad and will be making it again and again.