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lemony salad recipe (vegan)
recipe by mb
what I was looking for
I joined a CSA for the first time this year, and we've had an absolute abundance of lettuce. I wanted a big salad that would use up a lot of lettuce. And also something that would be a good side dish for some grilled fish.
what I made
I took Nigella's recipe for lemony shrimp salad from page 96 of Forever Summer and changed it a little to make it use up more of my CSA vegetables and to make it vegan (nothing against the shrimp, they just would have been too much alongside the fish).
chit-chat
If you don't know what a CSA is, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture. You can also often hear it referred to as a farm share. If you want to know more, read about my experiences here!
Also, I'd like to officially apologize for not having a photo of the finished product. By the time I was done making it I was starving, so I just dove in without even thinking about taking a picture. And I'm very sorry because it was really pretty.
grades for my version
| healthy | A | It's ... ummm ... vegetables, olive oil, and nothing else. Really, can you get any more healthy? |
| fast | A | Salads, especially ones as simple as this, are awesomely fast. |
| easy | A- | There's one tricky little thing, but Nigella gives great instructions for how to do it, so I'm only deducting half a grade for trickiness. |
| cheap | A+++ | As cheap as it gets, especially this time of year. |
| delicious | A | Absolutely wonderful. |
yield
Served two very enthusiastic salad eaters.
equipment
a knife
a food processor
measuring spoons
a large bowl
the dressing
| ingredients | Lawson | mb | why? |
| lemon | 1 | 1 | no change |
| garlic | 2 cloves | 2 scapes, roughly chopped | seasonal [1] |
| scallion | 1, roughly chopped | 1, roughly chopped | no change |
| cilantro | none | 1 small handful, chopped | seasonal, tastier [2] |
| olive oil | 5 Tablespoons | 5 Tablespoons | no change |
| peanut oil | 2 Tablespoons | --- | healthier/tastier/cheaper [3] |
| salt | --- | to taste | tastier |
| Notes | |||
| [1] | The word "seasonal" is going to be coming up a lot for me this summer, because of the CSA. I am trying to not buy much more produce than what I'm already getting, and since scapes are in season right now I've got a lot of them. So instead of using regular garlic these days, I've been using scapes (pictured above). | ||
| [2] | Again, I've got several bunches of it lying around and I'm determined not to let anything go to waste, so I just tossed some cilantro in. Flavor-wise, it was an excellent decision. | ||
| [3] | Not only do I not particularly like peanut oil (for which reason I don't even keep it in the house), but you have to trust me when I tell you that 5 Tablespoons of olive oil was more than enough for this dressing. The two extra Tablespoons would have pushed it over the edge from delicious into too oily. | ||
Peel the lemon by cutting the top and bottom off. Then sit it on its newly flat end and
run the knife between the peel and the beautiful yellow flesh, top to bottom, in strips
all the way around. When it's entirely peeled chop it into several pieces and throw them
into the food processor.
Add the garlic, scallions, and cilantro to the food processor and let it whir.
Then with
the processor still running, add the olive oil so that it becomes entirely integrated.
Salt the dressing to your liking.
the salad
| ingredients | Lawson | mb | why? |
| lettuce | 1 large head romaine |
1 large head green leaf |
seasonal |
| shrimp | 12 oz., peeled, deveined, and fried | --- | healthier/tastier [1] |
| radish | --- | 2, sliced thinly | healthier/seasonal [2] |
| hakurei turnip | --- | 1, sliced thinly | healthier/seasonal |
| summer squash | --- | 1, chopped | healthier/seasonal |
| zucchini | --- | 1, chopped | healthier/seasonal |
| Notes | |||
| [1] | Like I said, I wanted a vegan side dish, so I just took out the shrimp and replaced it with vegetables. | ||
| [2] | I put in a lot more vegetables than there had been shrimp in the recipe, which I think made the salad healthier. And I got them all through the CSA too! | ||
Wash and dry the lettuce, tear it into pieces, and then put it into your large bowl. Then
add all the other vegetables to the bowl as well.
Serve the salad undressed so that each person can choose the right amount of dressing for themselves. This is perfect for a hot day as a side dish to grilled fish or other meat, or just on its own!
Questions? Comments? Corrections?
Suggestions? Contributions?
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