Frisee And Baby Spinach Salad Recipes

FRISEE AND BABY-SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together lemon juice, parsley, mustard, and sugar in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until emulsified; set aside.
• Toss together frisee, spinach, radishes, and scallions on a large platter. Just before serving, drizzle with some of the dressing. Serve remaining dressing on the side.

WARM SALAD OF FRISEE AND BABY SPINACH ,MUSHROOMS, BACON, SWEET SHALLOTS AND CHEWY CROUTONS; SHERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Wash the frisee well, trim the root end but leave it attached, and cut the heads in half.
• Remove the rind from the bacon. Cut bacon into thick lardons, slowly render the fat, drain and dry lardons on paper toweling.
• Peel the shallots, slice them into 1/4-inch rings, toss them in the mixture of hot balsamic vinegar and grenadine and reserve.
• Clean and trim the mushrooms. Toss them with olive oil, kosher salt, cracked pepper and fresh thyme then roast them and reserve.
• Cut the ficelle into 16 thick little slices
• To Assemble:
• Warm plates in a low oven.
• Have all components prepped in advance.
• In a separate pan or lightly oiled baking dish lay the seasoned bread for croutons in a single layer. Sprinkle lightly with oil and toast quickly in a 425 degree oven. Place in the warming oven. In a large pan sear seasoned halves of frisee in a scant amount of soy or canola oil. Transfer them to the warm oven. In the same pan add the bacon, shallots, roasted mushrooms and half of the vinaigrette. Heat thoroughly.
• Remove plates and frisee from the warming oven. Spoon hot mushroom mixture across frisee.
• In that same pan again lightly wilt spinach with a splash more vinaigrette and plate it in a separate little >pile next to the mushroom braise.
• Arrange croutons over the salad. Garnish with coarsely chopped herb confetti

FRISéE SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND RADISHES

Steps:

• Toss cucumber with vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Add frisée, watercress, spinach, and radishes and toss well.

FRISéE AND ROASTED-POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Roast potatoes:
• Toss potatoes with garlic, 2 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange wedges in 1 layer in an oiled shallow (1-inch) baking pan. Roast in upper third of oven 15 minutes, then turn over. Roast until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• Make salad:
• Whisk together shallot, vinegar, mustard, kosher salt, and pepper to taste. Add remaining oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified. Toss together greens, potatoes, tomatoes, three fourths of Parmigiano Reggiano, and enough vinaigrette to coat.
• Sprinkle remaining Parmigiano Reggiano over salad and serve.