Salade vigneronne
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | cup | Dry Alsatian Gewurztraminer or other |
| ; spicy dry white wine | ||
| ¼ | cup | Finely chopped shallots |
| ⅓ | cup | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped fresh tarragon |
| 3 | larges | Heads Belgian endive |
| 8 | ounces | Mixed baby greens |
| 8 | ounces | Cherry tomatoes; halved |
| ¾ | cup | Finely chopped cornichons* |
| 8 | Radishes; halved, thinly | |
| ; sliced | ||
| 1½ | cup | Grated Gruyere cheese |
Directions
Combine wine and shallots in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until mixture is reduced to ½ cup, about 20 minutes. Cool completely. Whisk in oil and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper.
Reserve 24 outer leaves of endive. Thinly slice remaining endive crosswise.
Combine sliced endive and greens in large bowl. Combine tomatoes, cornichons and radishes in medium bowl. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover greens, tomato mixture and reserved endive separately; chill. Let dressing stand at room temperature.)
Toss greens with half of dressing. Add cheese to tomato mixture; toss with remaining half of dressing. Season salads with salt and pepper.
Mound greens on plates. Top with tomato mixture. Garnish with endive leaves.
*Cornichons are tiny brine-packed French pickles, available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.
Makes 8 servings.
Bon Appetit October 1999
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 956 Calories (kcal); 77g Total Fat; (67% calories from fat); 21g Protein; 62g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 366mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 13 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 14½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.