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Recipe

Bibb Lettuce Salad

serves
prep time: 10

ingredients

  • 4 heads Bibb lettuce
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallots
  • 2 tablespoons minced chives
  • 1/4 cup Italian parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup tarragon leaves
  • 1/4 cup chervil leaves
  • 1/2 cup House Vinaigrette
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh
  • lemon juice

directions

Carefully cut out the core from each head of lettuce and separate the leaves, but keep each head of lettuce together, discard any tough outer leaves. Because each head of lettuce will be reassembled, the easiest way to work is with 1 head at a time. First, place the leaves in a bowl of cold water to refresh them and remove any dirt, then lift out and spin-dry in a salad spinner.

Place the leaves from a single head of lettuce in a bowl. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, a few grinds of pepper, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the shallots and chives, and 1 tablespoon each of the parsley, tarragon, and chervil. Then toss gently with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Repeat with the remaining heads.

For each serving, arrange the outer lettuce leaves as a base on the plate and rebuild each head of lettuce, ending with the smallest, most tender leaves.