Little Gem Lettuce Salad

Name: Little Gem Lettuce Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium Cara Cara or blood orange; 454 grams Little Gem or butter lettuce; 118 milliliters canola oil; 79 milliliters champagne vinegar; 2 Tbsps fresh tarragon leaves; 1 medium Ruby Red grapefruit; 3 Tbsps honey; 6 servings Kosher salt; 2 mediums satsuma mandarin oranges; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters fresh Italian parsley leaves; 1 pomegranate; 118 milliliters whole walnuts, toasted

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Little Gem Lettuce Salad a try. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe has 493 calories, 4g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up ruby grapefruit, champagne vinegar, tarragon leaves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. l.t. Lettuce Salad.

Instructions

Place all of the measured ingredients in a blender, season with salt and pepper, and blend to combine; set aside.For the salad:Line a baking sheet with paper towels and set it aside. Fill a large bowl with cold water.

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Remove any loose outer leaves from the lettuce and trim the root ends, leaving enough to hold the leaves together. Hold the lettuce heads by the root end and dip them into the cold water several times, shaking gently as you lift to remove any dirt.

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Lettuce

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Dip

Cut each head in half through the root end (or, if you’re using butter lettuce, into 4 wedges) and place them cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet; set aside.To remove the seeds from the pomegranate, hold it cut-side down in your hand over a medium bowl and hit the back of it with a wooden spoon to release the seeds.

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Butter Lettuce

Pomegranate

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Add cold water to the bowl to cover the seeds and let the membranes float to the top.

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Place the lettuce wedges cut-side up in a large bowl.

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Lettuce

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Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the dressing over the wedges and season with salt and pepper. Using your hands, toss gently to coat.

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Transfer the wedges to a serving platter.Artfully scatter the pomegranate seeds, citrus segments (leave any juices behind in the bowl), and walnuts over the lettuce. Artfully drizzle another tablespoon of the dressing over the salad.

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