Mediterranean Salad

Ingredients

• 4 sweet oranges, such as Caracara
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 heads butter lettuce, core removed, leaves torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted green olives
• 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 green onions (white and green parts), chopped
• 1 cup Herbed Croutons (page 243) or store-bought croutons
• 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh basil
• 2 teaspoons roughly chopped fresh mint
• Lemon Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
• 2 ounces hard cheese (page 23), thinly shaved, for garnish (1/2 cup)
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 to 2 lemons)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 cloves)
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• (makes about 2/3 cup)