Sweet and Sour Celtuce
French-style cold salad featuring diced celtuce and tomato tossed in a lemon juice and sugar dressing. Sweet, tangy, crisp, and refreshing.
Ingredients
Tender celtuce (leaves removed, peeled, root removed, diced and briefly blanched)
500 g
Fresh tomatoes (peeled, cut into chunks)
2
Green garlic (minced)
25 g
Lemon juice (or fresh orange juice) (for seasoning)
75 g
Granulated sugar (for seasoning)
30 g
Cold boiled water (for the dressing)
50 ml
Fine salt (for seasoning)
a pinch
Instructions
1
Preparation
Remove the leaves, peel, and trim the root from the celtuce; dice it and blanch briefly in boiling water. Peel the fresh tomatoes and cut them into chunks. Mince the green garlic.
2
Mix the dressing and combine
Combine the lemon juice, granulated sugar, cold boiled water, and fine salt in a large ceramic bowl and stir until well blended. Adjust the flavor to taste, then add the diced celtuce, tomato chunks, and minced green garlic and toss evenly. Store in the refrigerator and serve as needed.
