Parsley And Romaine Salad Food

ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine chopped lettuce with torn leaves of mixed fresh herbs. Add some halved grape tomatoes to your salad for color and toss with vinegar and oil, salt and pepper, to your taste.

ROMAINE AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Place chopped or torn romaine in a large salad bowl. Cut fennel bulb down the center, then again, quartering it. Remove the core with angled cuts on each quarter bulb. Thinly slice quarter bulbs across and add to salad bowl. Combine romaine and fennel with parsley sprigs and red onion. Place one fingertip over the top of balsamic vinegar to control the pour and splash a few tablespoons into the bowl. Drizzle the salad generously with extra-virgin olive oil and toss lightly to coat salad evenly with vinegar and oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and top salads with curls of Asiago or Parmigiano, created by shaving cheese with your knife.

PARSLEY AND ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Take up a handful of the parsley and bunch it together, then slice into thin strips (chiffonade) by cutting across the bunch with a chef's knife. Repeat until all of the parsley is cut into chiffonade. Transfer to a salad bowl.
• Stack the romaine leaves and cut crosswise into chiffonade. Add to the salad bowl. Add the pine nuts, baguette croutons and chives.
• Just before serving, toss with the dressing.

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND OLIVE SALAD TOSSED WITH PARSLEY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Put olive oil, vinegar, grated cheese, parsley and mustard in a glass jar and shake well to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
• Combine lettuce, tomatoes and olives in large salad bowl; toss.
• Add dressing to salad and toss again.

EGGPLANT SALAD WITH PARSLEY AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a large non-stick skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté eggplant and onion with salt, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is browned well. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add water and cook, covered, until eggplant is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in parsley, lemon juice, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Chill salad 15 minutes, or until ready to serve.
• Serve salad on romaine.

GREEN SALAD WITH DILL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the garlic and rice vinegar, and set aside to mellow out.
• Meanwhile, trim the root end off the romaine heart and chop lettuce crosswise into bite-size pieces. Add the romaine, arugula and parsley to a large bowl or salad spinner. Fill with cold water, swish the greens, then lift the spinner basket (or lift the greens out and transfer to a colander in the sink) and drain the water. Repeat 2 to 3 more times, or until the water runs clear and no grit remains. Spin-dry the greens or dry them very well by laying them out on a large kitchen towel, folding the towel in half and gently patting down to remove moisture. Rinse and dry the large bowl, and return the greens to the bowl, cover with the damp kitchen towel and refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes. (Greens washed, dried and covered this way can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours.)
• When you're ready to serve, finish the vinaigrette: To the garlic and vinegar, add the olive oil, dill, fish sauce, sugar and 1 tablespoon cold water, and season generously with salt and pepper. Whisk until well combined.
• Add a couple of tablespoons of the vinaigrette to the salad greens, and toss, adding more as needed to evenly coat. The salad should be lightly dressed, not drowned. Taste for seasoning, adjusting with more salt and pepper as desired.

ROMAINE, CELERY, AND PARMESAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine the olive oil and vinegar, and mix well with a fork. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Add the celery to the bowl with the dressing and toss to combine. Remove celery with a slotted spoon; set aside.
• To the bowl with the dressing, add the lettuce and parsley. Toss to coat with dressing. Arrange the greens on a platter, and top with celery. Using a vegetable peeler, or a paring knife, scrape the cheese to make thin sheets and layer them over the celery. Serve immediately.

ROMAINE, PALM AND ARTICHOKE SALAD

Steps:

• Place romaine on a platter and toss with parsley tops.
• Wrap hearts of palm in prosciutto and cut into bite size pieces on an angle.
• Arrange prosciutto wrapped palm sections and quartered artichoke hearts over romaine greens.
• Shred cheese with a vegetable peeler into short ribbons.
• Drizzle the salad with balsamic vinegar and oil.
• Season with salt and pepper.