Forty Shades of Green Salad
Recipe from
Fine Cooking Magazine
I named this light, refreshing salad after a famous song by Johnny Cash about Ireland. It's a nice starter or side for spring menus.

Servings:
Serves four
Ingredients
For the vinaigrette:
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3 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oilsee savings

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1 tablespoonplus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juicesee savings

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1 teaspoonhoneysee savings

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Big pinch of kosher saltsee savings

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1coarse grind of fresh peppersee savings

For the salad:
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1 largehead Boston lettuce, largest outer leaves and damaged leaves removed, washed, dried, and torn into bite-size piecessee savings

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3/4 cuploosely packed fresh parsley leaves (I like a mix of flat and curly)see savings

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1 large(or 1-1/2 small) Belgian endive, damaged leaves removed, halved lengthwise, cored and thinly sliced crosswise (1/4 inch)see savings

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2 to 3scallions (white and light green part only), very thinly sliced on the diagonalsee savings

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1 smallripe but firm avocadosee savings

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Directions
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In a small bowl, combine all the vinaigrette ingredients and whisk until thoroughly emulsified (it will look creamy).
2.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the lettuce, parsley, endive, and scallions. Gently toss the greens thoroughly with about 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Mound the greens onto four salad plates (white looks nice), arranging any endive and parsley pieces that have fallen to the bottom of the bowl on top.
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Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Slide a large spoon between the skin and flesh to peel each half. Slice the avocado halves crosswise in very thin half-moons (1/8 inch thick).
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With the flat side of a chef's knife, transfer the avocado halves to the mixing bowl, fan them out slightly, drizzle over another 1 tablespoon of the vinaigrette, and gently toss just to coat the avocado, keeping the slices somewhat together. Arrange a little pile of avocado slices on one quarter of the salad, propped up against the mound of leaves. Drizzle the whole salad with a tiny bit more vinaigrette and serve right away.
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