Nice Mixed Salad
A French-style salad built around seven vegetables—typically including arugula and chervil—served with endive and black truffle.
Ingredients
Mixed lettuce (usually includes arugula and dandelion greens)
7
Chicory (remove hard stems, cut into strips)
to taste
Black truffle (chopped)
to taste
Salt (for vinaigrette)
to taste
Lemon juice (for vinaigrette)
to taste
Peanut oil (for vinaigrette)
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare the vegetables
Wash all the lettuces and drain well, remove the hard stem parts from the chicory.
2
Make the vinaigrette
Combine the salt and lemon juice in a bowl, gradually whisk in the peanut oil, and adjust the seasoning.
3
Prepare the chicory
Cut the chicory stems following the curve of the leaves, place them in a bowl, drizzle with the vinaigrette, and toss to coat evenly.
4
Mix the remaining lettuces
Place the other lettuces in a separate bowl, toss with the vinaigrette, and fold in the chopped black truffle.
5
Plate the base
Arrange the dressed chicory into a ring, set a 12cm diameter mold in the center, and trim away any excess leaves.
6
Assemble the salad
Fill the mold with the mixed lettuce and truffle, shaping it into a small mound.
7
Garnish
Use a mandoline to shave the whole truffle into thin slices, lay them over the lettuce, and finish with a sprinkle of black pepper.
