Butter Lettuce Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 head butter lettuce salad
- 1-2 hothouse cucumbers, peeled
- dijon vinaigrette, see recipe below
for the dijon vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Rinse the lettuce. With a knife, gently chop into bite sized pieces. Place in a large bowl.
- With a vegetable peeler, peel the cucumber into thin strips. Then, cut the strips into two inch pieces. Place the cumber pieces into the salad bowl.
- Pour the Dijon vinaigrette over the salad. Toss and serve immediately.
for the dijon vinaigrette
- Place all ingredients into a canning jar and seal tightly with the lid. Shake until all ingredients are incorporated.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Notes
Use as much or little vinaigrette as desired. I prefer a sopping wet salad with this vinaigrette because it’s so good. Sometimes I will add thinly sliced radishes and shallots, but most of the time I prefer just the lettuce and cucumbers. Butter lettuce is also referred to as Boston Lettuce of Bibb Lettuce. Feel free to omit the fresh herbs.
