Red salad with a punchy dressing
This punchy red salad pairs perfectly with fondue as the sharp taste counters the richness of the cheese. Red leaves also have a pleasant bitter flavour
- Preparation:
- Total:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- ½red onion, finely sliced
- 1lemon
- 2small heads of red leaf lettuce or radicchio
- 1orange
- 1olive oil, to taste
- 1dijon mustard, to taste
- 1bunch of chives
Instructions
Step 1
Finely slice the red onion and soak it in cold water for 30 mins. Drain, squeeze and add to the juice of a lemon.Step 2
Break up two small heads of red leaf lettuce or radicchio into a bowl, tearing the leaves into manageable pieces.Step 3
Add the juice of an orange to the lemon and onion, followed by some olive oil, dijon mustard and plenty of seasoning. Taste as you add until you have a dressing you like.Step 4
Snip in half a bunch of chives, keeping the pieces as short as possible. Dress the leaves with the onion dressing.