86 tossed romaine and Recipes

your favorite lettuce types - i use romaine, curly , butter and iceberg usually, but you can experiment as you wish, red onion, sliced thinly, feta or blue cheese, crumbled - you can increase as desired, dried cranberries, walnuts, chopped, raspberry walnut viniagrette dressing - to toss, crushed coarse black pepper

water, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, white onion , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced, garlic cloves, chopped, salt, skinless boneless chicken thighs, hulled (green) pumpkin seeds (not roasted; 2 1/4 oz), tomatillos, husked, fresh jalapeno chiles, quartered (including seeds), chopped fresh cilantro, dried epazote or oregano (preferably mexican), crumbled, vegetable oil, white hominy, rinsed and drained, accompaniments: diced radish ; cubed avocado tossed with lime juice; shredded romaine; chopped white onion; lime wedges; dried oregano

radishes, thinly sliced, red delicious apples, cored, seeded and thinly sliced and tossed with 2 tsp lemon juice, red onion, thinly sliced, head romaine lettuce or red leaf lettuce, chopped, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, sour cream, poppy seeds, chopped dill or 2 tsp dried dill

cobb salad with grilled chicken, mercury , in dallas, special equipment 4 four-inch ring molds approximately 2 inches tall, champagne vinaigrette 1/4 cup champagne vinegar, egg yolk, creole mustard, canola oil, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, in a bowl whisk together the vinegar , egg yolk, and mustard. then slowly pour in the oil, whisking to emulsify. season with salt and pepper. refrigerate until ready to use., salad 2 ripe avocados, peeled, seeded, and flesh broken into large pieces, hard-boiled eggs, grated, ripe tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced, cooked bacon, diced, blue cheese , preferably roquefort, approximately 1 cup champagne vinaigrette (recipe above), head romaine , cut in julienne strips 2 inches long, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, in a large bowl toss the avocado , grated egg, tomato, bacon, cheese, lettuce, and enough champagne vinaigrette to just moisten the ingredients. with a spoon, mash everything together until it resembles a loose guacamole. season with salt and pepper. if you are not using immediately, cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate., when you are ready to assemble the salads, set out 4 dinner plates. place a ring mold on each plate and fill it with salad. using moderate pressure, press the salad down with a spoon or fork until it is flush with the top of the ring. refrigerate the salads for 1 hour., chicken 4 boneless chicken breasts, approximately 6 oz each, basil oil (for garnish , optional), chile oil (for garnish , optional), grill the breasts until just done , about 5 minutes per side. may be sauteed, if you wish. keep warm., unmold the salads , hold down the top of the salad with 1 hand while you carefully remove the ring with the other, giving it a slight twist as you lift up if it doesn tsp move easily., warm chicken and place on top of the salads in a grid fashion, 2 pieces 1 way, 2 the other, and so on. drizzle the plate with the basil and chile oils, if desired. serve immediately. serves 4., this recipe comes courtesy of chef chris ward and his four-star dallas restaurant, the mercury.