Make-Your-Own Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing Recipe

Make-Your-Own Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing Recipe

  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch broccoli
  • 3 hearts of romaine
  • 4 carrots
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 can anchovy fillets
  1. Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt. In a bowl whisk together garlic paste, lemon juice, vinegar, zest, and pepper and whisk in oil until emulsified. (Dressing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring dressing to room temperature before serving.)
  2. Cut 1-inch flowerets from broccoli, reserving remainder for another use. Separate romaine into leaves. (Broccoli and romaine may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled in airtight containers.)
  3. Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook broccoli until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander. Plunge broccoli into ice water to stop cooking and drain well.
  4. Peel carrots and with a mandoline or other manual slicer or in a food processor finely shred. Halve onion lengthwise and slice very thin crosswise.
  5. Arrange vegetables and anchovies decoratively on platters and in serving bowls and pour dressing into a cruet.