June Salad
- Salad
- 1 lb fresh green beans
- 1 bunch radish
- 1 lb fresh peas, in their pod
- 8 ounces mixed baby greens
- 1 bunch fresh skinny asparagus
- 1/2 cup fresh tarragon, chopped
- Dressing
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, trimmed
- 1 shallot, peeled & sliced
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Trim both ends off green beans & soak beans in salted water.
- Trim & scrub radishes. Slice thinly.
- Shell peas & soak in salted water.
- Soak lettuces in a large bowl of cold water. Swish, pick out lettuce & put into large colander. Rinse bowl. Rinse lettuce. Repeat until the water left in the bowl after picking out the lettuces is clean. Rinse lettuces one more time, drain & dry.
- Trim asparagus ends & soak in salted water.
- Bring a 4qt. pot of salted water to a boil. Add peas & cook 2 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water, drain again & dry.
- Drain & cut green beans & asparagus into 1' pieces. Dry.
- In blender, combine all dressing ingredients. Puree, taste for seasoning & adjust if necessary.
- Toss lettuces with tarragon & place on a salad plates, scatter green beans, asparagus, radishes & peas on top. Drizzle with vinaigrette.
salad, green beans, radish, fresh peas, baby greens, skinny asparagus, fresh tarragon, dressing, fresh strawberries, shallot, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/june-salad-378861 (may not work)