Best Recipe for Young Lettuces With Herbed Avocado
Ingredients
- 1 small shallot, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon (or more) fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt
- 2 large avocados, pitted
- 1/2 preserved lemon, seeds removed, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped tender herbs (such as cilantro, parsley, tarragon and/or mint)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons light agave syrup (nectar)
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 heads of baby romaine, red leaf, or Little Gem lettuces, leaves separated
- 2 cups spicy greens (such as mizuna, watercress, buckwheat sprouts, or purslane)
- 1 cup tender herbs (such as mint leaves, cilantro leaves, and/or fennel fronds)
- 1/2 cup edible flowers (such as nasturtiums, bachelor's buttons, and/or pansies)
- Flaky sea salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped unsalted, roasted pistachios
Instructions
- Combine shallot, vinegar, and lemon juice in a small bowl. Season with salt and let sit 20 minutes to lightly pickle.
- Using a spoon, scoop avocado flesh into a food processor; discard skins. Puree until smooth. Add preserved lemon, yogurt, oil, and shallot along with pickling liquid; season with salt and pulse to combine.
- Transfer avocado mixture to a medium bowl and stir in herbs. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and/or more lemon juice, if needed.
- Do Ahead Herbed avocado can be made 1 day ahead. Cover, pressing plastic wrap directly onto surface, and chill.
- Herbed avocado can be made 1 day ahead. Cover, pressing plastic wrap directly onto surface, and chill.
- Lemon vinaigrette: Whisk lemon juice and agave in a medium bowl; season with salt. Whisk in grapeseed oil, then olive oil. Taste vinaigrette and adjust seasoning with more salt if needed.
- Whisk lemon juice and agave in a medium bowl; season with salt. Whisk in grapeseed oil, then olive oil. Taste vinaigrette and adjust seasoning with more salt if needed.
- Do Ahead Vinaigrette can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.
- Vinaigrette can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.
- Salad and assembly: Toss lettuces, spicy greens, herbs, and edible flowers in a large bowl to combine. Drizzle about half of lemon vinaigrette over and toss to coat. Season salad with salt. Spoon 2 dollops of herbed avocado onto each plate and loosely mound salad over top. Scatter pistachios over and around salad and drizzle with remaining lemon vinaigrette.
- Toss lettuces, spicy greens, herbs, and edible flowers in a large bowl to combine. Drizzle about half of lemon vinaigrette over and toss to coat. Season salad with salt.
- Spoon 2 dollops of herbed avocado onto each plate and loosely mound salad over top. Scatter pistachios over and around salad and drizzle with remaining lemon vinaigrette.
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