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Annie Starke's Simple Green Salad

Simple Green Salad

byAnnie Starke
Total 10 mins, includes cooling time
Active 10 mins
Makes 2 servings
Ingredients
  • 10 ounces mixed lettuce, such as butter lettuce or baby gem lettuce
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon walnut oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 pinches flaky sea salt
  • 2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup Sourdough Buttery Bread Crumbs (recipe follows)
  • 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh mint
  • 1 tablespoon roughly chopped foraged sorrel, optional
    Sourdough Buttery Bread Crumbs
    • 2 tablespoons salted butter
    • 1/2 cup fresh sourdough bread crumbs
      Directions
      1. Rinse and dry the lettuce. Place in a large bowl.
      2. In a mason jar, combine the olive oil, vinegar, walnut oil, honey, salt, and pepper and shake until emulsified.
      3. Mix the lettuce with a light coating of the salad dressing. Top with the bread crumbs, dill, parsley, and mint, and the foraged sorrel if using.
      1. Sourdough Buttery Bread Crumbs
        1. In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. When melted, add the bread crumbs and cook, tossing continually, until golden and crisp. Transfer to a paper lined-plate and leave to cool and crisp up.