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Farm lettuce with caesar dressing

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Farm lettuce with caesar dressing

Name: Farm lettuce with caesar dressing
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 2 slices country-style bread; 1 clove garlic halved; (a variety of types) 2-3 lettuces; 6 radishes finely sliced; 2 tbsp crème fraîche; 2 cloves garlic; 1½ tsp mustard powder; 3 anchovy fillets; 1 egg yolk; 1 lemon juiced; parmesan grated to make 2 tbsp; 150ml extra-virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling

Skye Gyngell

Published: June 3, 2021 at 2:37 PM

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Serves 4 as a starter

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Serve this elegant farm lettuce salad for a dinner party starter, followed by our fillet of beef and angel food cake with mango.

Ingredients

Nutrition

3 eggs
2 slices country-style bread
1 clove garlic

halved
(a variety of types) 2-3 lettuces
6 radishes

finely sliced
2 tbsp crème fraîche

CAESAR DRESSING

2 cloves garlic
1½ tsp mustard powder
3 anchovy fillets
1 egg yolk
1 lemon

juiced
parmesan

grated to make 2 tbsp
150ml extra-virgin olive oil

plus extra for drizzling

Nutrition: per serving

kcal432
fat35.7g
saturates7g
carbs14g
sugars3.1g
fibre3.2g
protein11.9g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 9 minutes. Remove and put in a bowl of iced water. Once cool, peel and set aside.
step 2

For the caesar dressing, peel the garlic and tip into a food processor with the mustard powder, anchovies, egg yolk, most of the lemon juice and the parmesan. Blitz for a few seconds to combine. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Transfer the dressing to a bowl and stir in the crème fraîche and a little warm water to loosen (the dressing should easily drop from a spoon). Set aside until ready to use. The dressing can be made ahead and kept in the fridge for up to a day.
step 3

Grill the bread until golden brown on both sides. While warm, gently rub with the cut side of the garlic clove and drizzle with some oil. Leave to cool, then tear into 1cm chunks. Set aside.
step 4

Separate the lettuce leaves but leave them whole. Rinse and gently pat dry with kitchen paper, then put in a bowl and season with a little salt and pepper, a drizzle of oil and any remaining lemon juice. Toss lightly so the leaves are just gently coated. Arrange over plates, scatter with the radishes and arrange the bread around the plates. Just before serving, grate the egg over the salad using a fine grater. Drizzle with some of the dressing and serve immediately.

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Authors

Skye Gyngell

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