Herb Garden Salad

• 4 to 6 thick slices hearty country bread
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, halved
• 1 teaspoon sherry wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 2 cups mixed young tender greens
• 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 1 cup fresh chives, snipped in
• 1/2-inch lengths
• 1/2 cup fresh dill leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh tarragon leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/4 cup microgreens, such as basil, arugula, or beet (optional)

1. Preheat the broiler.
2. To make the toasts, arrange the bread slices on a baking sheet and brush one side with one tablespoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
3. Broil about 4 inches from the heat until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Turn the slices over and toast.
5. Remove from the oven while warm, and rub one side of each toast with the cut surface of the garlic.
6. Transfer to a rack and set aside.
7. To prepare the salad, combine the sherry and red wine vinegars and the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large bowl.
8. Add the greens, parsley, chives, dill, tarragon, mint, and microgreens.
9. Season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat the greens with the dressing.
10. Place the garlic toasts on serving plates.
11. Divide the salad on top of the toasts.
12. Herbs are the leaves and sometimes the flowers of a plant.
13. Spices are seeds, bark, and dried berries.
14. Some recipes and cookbooks will specify 1 teaspoon of a freshly chopped herb or 1/2 teaspoon of a dried herb.
15. This substitution ratio assumes that the herbs are freshly dried and very potent with essential oils.
16. The truth is, many dried herbs and spices are not stored correctly or not replaced often enough, so the herbs are actually less potent than their fresh counterparts.
17. I almost always use fresh herbs.

country bread, extravirgin olive oil, salt, clove garlic, sherry wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, mixed young tender greens, parsley, fresh chives, lengths, dill, tarragon, mint leaves, microgreens

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/herb-garden-salad-380310 (may not work)