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Butter Lettuce Salad with Citrus Shallot Vinaigrette

By Chef Dee on December 22, 2014

This light and citrus-y butter lettuce salad combines sweet orange, tart grapefruit, creamy avocado and the crunch of pistachios to make a palate pleasing winner!

Butter Lettuce Salad with Citrus Shallot Vinaigrette

Serves 4

What you’ll need:

For the dressing:

1 shallot, finely minced

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 cup canola and olive oil, mixed

1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar

1 teaspoon orange zest

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh Tarragon

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

For the Salad:

1 large or 2 small heads butter lettuce

Fresh ruby red grapefruit sections, white pith removed

Fresh orange sections, white pith removed

1 to 2 ripe avocados, sliced

Green onion, thinly sliced

Toasted hazelnuts or pistachios, coarsely chopped

Steps:

For dressing:

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a shaker jar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Adjust ingredients to taste.
  2. Let the mixture set for at least one hour. Refrigerate if not using immediately, but bring to room temperature to serve.

To serve the salad:

  1. Wash your greens and spin or dry lettuce leaves so that there is no water on them.  Refrigerate lettuce until crisp. When ready to serve, place into a large salad bowl.
  2. Pour desired amount of dressing over the lettuce to coat the leaves and place onto individual salad plates. Do not saturate salad with dressing; you just want it to “glisten”.
  3. To each plate, add a few orange and grapefruit sections and then decoratively place 2 to 3 avocado slices per plate. Sprinkle with green onion slices. Top with toasted hazelnuts or pistachios that have been coarsely chopped.

A grind or two of freshly grated black pepper, a drizzle more of dressing and Voila!

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Chef DeeI am a chef, registered nurse, and health coach and live in a glorious agricultural valley in Ventura, California. I create most of my own recipes using organic and sustainable foods whenever possible and have shared many of them in my Gourmet Goddess cooking parties. Preparing and serving healthful, delicious, and beautiful food is my passion! I look forward to having you join us. Enjoy the recipes! - Chef Dee

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