Allium Tossed Salad Emile Recipes

TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• For the pickled onions: Bring the vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the sugar and then pour over the red onions. Let cool, then refrigerate overnight. Strain the next day.
• For the salad: Toss the greens, tomatoes, feta, green onions and pickled onions in a bowl.
• For the dressing: Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, oil and some salt and pepper.
• Add the dressing to the salad, toss and plate.

ALLIUM TOSSED SALAD "EMILE"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice the root end off the entire head of garlic and the shallots, and turn them upside down, wrapping them in aluminum foil and molding the foil so it supports them to allow the cut ends to stand upright in the oven. Pour olive oil on the garlic and shallots so it slips between the skin and the cloves and wrap with the foil so it is enclosed. Roast for about 1 hour and set aside until they are cool enough to handle.
• Gently squeeze the roasted garlic cloves and shallots from the skins onto a small plate. Through the feed opening of a running blender add, 1 at a time, rice vinegar, mustard, thyme, salt, pepper, roasted garlic cloves and roasted shallots. Then, leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow stream. Taste the dressing and add salt and pepper, as needed.
• In a mixing bowl, toss the greens with the onion, scallions, and cucumber. Fold in the tomatoes. Transfer to serving dish and top with avocado wedges, garlic stuffed-olives, and hard boiled eggs.

CLASSIC TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the almonds in the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned. When the almonds are beginning to turn, add sesame seeds, and cook 1 more minute, or until seeds are toasted.
• In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce with feta cheese, olives, almonds, sesame seeds, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, and Romano cheese. When ready to serve, toss with Italian dressing.