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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.