June Salad

13 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • Salad
  • 1 lb fresh green beans
  • 1 bunch radish
  • 1 lb fresh peas, in their pod
  • 8 ounces mixed baby greens
  • 1 bunch fresh skinny asparagus
  • 1/2 cup fresh tarragon, chopped
  • Dressing
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries, trimmed
  • 1 shallot, peeled & sliced
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Trim both ends off green beans & soak beans in salted water.
  2. 2
    Trim & scrub radishes. Slice thinly.
  3. 3
    Shell peas & soak in salted water.
  4. 4
    Soak lettuces in a large bowl of cold water. Swish, pick out lettuce & put into large colander. Rinse bowl. Rinse lettuce. Repeat until the water left in the bowl after picking out the lettuces is clean. Rinse lettuces one more time, drain & dry.
  5. 5
    Trim asparagus ends & soak in salted water.
  6. 6
    Bring a 4qt. pot of salted water to a boil. Add peas & cook 2 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water, drain again & dry.
  7. 7
    Drain & cut green beans & asparagus into 1' pieces. Dry.
  8. 8
    In blender, combine all dressing ingredients. Puree, taste for seasoning & adjust if necessary.
  9. 9
    Toss lettuces with tarragon & place on a salad plates, scatter green beans, asparagus, radishes & peas on top. Drizzle with vinaigrette.

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