Balthazar Salad
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 1 head frisee
- 1 head radicchio
- 1/4 pound of mache
- 1 fennel bulb, thinly shaved
- 1/4 pound radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound asparagus
- 1/4 pound haricots verts
- 1/4 pound ricotta salata, thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, cut into sixths
- 1 raw beet, julienned
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Breadcrumbs.
- 13 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 13 cup truffle oil
- 13 cup lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Roughly chop the lettuces and mix with fennel and radish.
- Blanch asparagus and haricots verts in boiling water until tender, 6 minutes.
- Transfer to ice bath, then drain.
- Add the asparagus and haricots verts to the greens.
- Separately, combine vinaigrette ingredients, shake and dress salad.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Divide the salad among 6 plates, topping each with a slice of ricotta salata, a wedge of avocado, some julienned beet and lemon zest.
- Finish with a pinch of breadcrumbs.
romaine lettuce, frisee, head radicchio, mache, fennel bulb, radishes, asparagus, verts, ricotta salata, avocado, lemon, breadcrumbs, extravirgin olive oil, truffle oil, lemon juice, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015239 (may not work)