Big Chopped Salad with Vinaigrette

Name: Big Chopped Salad with Vinaigrette
Yield: makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 big head of romaine lettuce; 1 bunch of arugula; 1 bunch of watercress; 2 medium cucumbers or 1 English (seedless) cucumber; 1 bunch of radishes; 2 yellow or red bell peppers; 1 small sweet onion, such as Vidalia; 2 carrots; 2 celery stalks; 1 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/3 cup good-quality vinegar, more or less; 1 shallot, minced; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

December 20, 2011

This is a salad for a small crowd, though it can be made as big or as little as you like. But please, see this ingredients list as a series of suggestions rather than dogma—a chopped salad can contain any combination that appeals to you, including raw vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower or crunchy cabbages like bok choy, as well as nuts, seeds, and fruit.

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