Cafe Green Salad

Recipe courtesy Melissa d'Arabian

Show: Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian Episode: Perfectly Priced Parisian

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (229)

Prep Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
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Total:: 10 min

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Ingredients

Mustard Vinaigrette:

1 garlic clove, sliced in 1/2
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Small splash soy sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

3 cups mixed greens, the darker the better (not iceberg)

Rub the inside of a large wooden bowl with the garlic clove and then either discard it or save it for another use. Put the mustard in the bowl and whisk in the balsamic vinegar and soy sauce (a French secret!) vigorously for about 10 seconds to get a creamy consistency. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle in the olive oil as slowly as possible with 1 hand while whisking as quickly as possible with the other hand to emulsify. Lay the salad greens on top of the dressing and toss just before serving.

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Comments & Reviews

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Janet St. George, UT 03-13-2010
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Didn't Disappoint
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Quick, simple and very tasty. You couldn't ask for an easier salad and yet it has a wonderful, sophisticated flavor.
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Ashley Jackson, TN 03-11-2010
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best dressing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been looking for a really good mustard vinaigrette and this is the best I have tried. It's really, really fast and... easy. I like that it doesn't have a lot of ingredients and it uses things that you probably always have on hand. I don't have a wooden bowl, so I just used a tiny pinch of garlic salt instead. I'm gonna have to get me a bowl so I can make it the right way! Excellent recipe!Read more
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Monika Woodbridge, ON 03-03-2010
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The only dressing I use!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been trying to find a good balsamic salad dressing recipe for awhile, and this one is it. I alter the recipe slightly... by adding a small amount of finely diced shallot, and a touch of honey, as I find it balances the flavours better. On top of the green salad, I like to finish it by adding some Finishing Salts, bacon bits (made from soy and not that bad for you), home made garlic croutons (made with left over light rye bread) and thinly shaved parmesan cheese (only the good Italian kind). This makes an awesome salad that even your fusiest salad eater will love!Read more
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Connie The Woodlands, TX 02-22-2010
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Great dressing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make and very tasty and fresh.
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Lee Odessa, TX 02-21-2010
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More Melissa All Of The Time!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so yummy, and I am NOT a mustard vin. type of person--in fact, I usually hate them. I do wish they would put... Melissa's show on through the week during the day, as I sometimes can't watch on the weekends. I'll be glad when she's made enough shows that they can do reruns on them like they do Guy Fieri's. They chose the right Chef when they chose Melissa D!Read more
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Jeaniecsvile Mechanicsville, VA 02-13-2010
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Best dressing I ever ate!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The only salad dressing I use ! Love it!