Butter Lettuce, Radish, and Avocado Salad with Mustard Dressing

Name: Butter Lettuce, Radish, and Avocado Salad with Mustard Dressing
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons grapeseed or other neutral oil; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 head butter lettuce, torn; 8 slender pink French breakfast radishes or baby round red radishes, halved; 1 scallion, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced at an angle; 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh dill; 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and sliced

January 24, 2012

When I compose a salad, I like to pair buttery flavors with bright ones. Here, creamy avocado is offset by the mustard vinaigrette and peppery radishes. I especially like making this in early spring, when the first radishes appear at the market.

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