Lemon Caper Butter Lettuce Salad
This salad comes together quickly and is endlessly adaptable. Fresh, tender lettuce and a punchy lemon dressing form the base of the recipe. To give it more substance, feel free to mix in other toppings - toasted bread bits, nuts and seeds, thinly sliced radish, and dried fruit. Let your imagination run free.
Adapted from Food52
| Yield: 4 servings | Time: 5 minutes |
Ingredients
1 head butter lettuce
1 lemon
3 tablespoons minced shallots
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons capers, drained and finely chopped
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon sugar
¼ cup olive oil
Preparation
Wash and break up lettuce. Dry completely.
Juice lemons and strain out seeds. Place juice in a bowl and add shallots, mustard, capers, salt, sugar, and olive oil. Whisk together until smooth.
Drizzle over lettuce and serve.