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Recipe courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli

Show: Valerie's Home Cooking

Episode: Touchdown!

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Simple Green Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette

Total:: 20 min
Active:: 20 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered if large
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 small head green leaf lettuce, torn or cut into bite-size pieces
1 small head red leaf lettuce, torn or cut into bite-size pieces
1 orange, yellow or red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 seedless cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced
1/4 cup Champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Combine the cherry tomatoes, onions, green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, bell peppers and cucumbers in a large salad bowl.

In small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and mustard. Gradually whisk in the oil to emulsify. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.

Toss the salad with vinaigrette and season with additional salt and pepper as needed.

My Private Notes

Name: Simple Green Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered if large; 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion; 1 small head green leaf lettuce, torn or cut into bite-size pieces; 1 small head red leaf lettuce, torn or cut into bite-size pieces; 1 orange, yellow or red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 1/2 seedless cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced; 1/4 cup Champagne vinegar; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper