Tarragon Vegetable Salad Food

TARRAGON SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the first 9 ingredients; shake well. Serve over salad greens.

MARINATED LEMON-TARRAGON CAULIFLOWER SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk lemon zest and juice, Dijon mustard, chopped tarragon, honey, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Pour in olive oil slowly, whisking until marinade emulsified; set aside.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil, and working in batches, blanch the cauliflower until just tender, about 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large resealable plastic bag. Add marinade to the bag, seal tightly, and massage the florets until all are covered with the marinade. Chill in the fridge for 4 hours. Overnight is even better.
• Remove cauliflower from the bag, place in a large bowl, and add apple, Cheddar cheese, cucumber, celery, and red onion, tossing gently to combine. Garnish with tarragon leaves and serve.

TARRAGON ASPARAGUS SALAD

Steps:

• Place the first 7 ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Refrigerate at least 1 hour., In a large skillet, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add asparagus; cook, covered, until crisp-tender, 1-3 minutes. Remove asparagus and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry. Refrigerate, covered, until serving., To serve, shake dressing again. Spoon over asparagus.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH TARRAGON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Chill salad plates.
• VINAIGRETTE:.
• Muddle the tarragon with a mortar and pestle (or mash between to tablespoons).
• In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar and mustards. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until well blended. Stir in shallots, garlic and and tarragon. Add lemon pepper to taste.
• BLANCH BEANS:.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a rapid boil.
• Drop the beans into the rapidly boiling water and bring back to a boil and cook uncovered for 8 - 10 minutes, testing the the beans after 8 minutes.
• Once desired doneness is reached, immediately drain in colander and run cold water over them to stop the cooking process.
• Drain and transfer to a mixing bowl, toss with 1/4 cup vinaigrette; set aside.
• PREPARE VEGETABLES FOR GRILLING:.
• Salt zucchini and place cut side down on wire rack which has been placed on cookie sheet to collect the water. Allow to sit for 20 minutes.
• Place potatoes in a steamer (or use a microwave steam bag) and steam until partially cooked, approximately 4-5 minutes (less for microwave), Time will vary depending on size of the potatoes.
• To Grill Vegetables:.
• Preheat grill and oil grate (or better yet use a grill pan, which keeps the smaller pieces from going through the grate).
• Place peppers on grill and blacken on all sides; transfer from grill to a covered dish for 10 minutes, then peel the blackened skin off. (Do not run under water as you will lose flavor.) Cut into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Brush zucchini, onions, mushrooms and potatoes with olive oil.
• Grill over hot coals to desired doneness, approximately 4-6 minutes per side, or until grill marks are apparent on both sides.
• Remove from grill and cool slightly.
• Cut vegetables into 1-inch pieces.
• Place grilled vegetables in large bowl and toss with 1/2 cup vinaigrette; top with green beans (drizzling the vinaigrette over the vegetables).
• Line chilled serving plates with Roamaine lettuce; top with grilled vegetables.
• Crumb feta cheese on top; and garnish with toasted walnuts and tarragon leaves.
• Pass remaining dressing.

SHRIMP - VEGETABLE SALAD WITH TARRAGON/CHILI DRESSING FOR TWO

Steps:

• ---Forthe Dressing---.
• Put all the dressings ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until it is very smooth, there may be tiny bits of chili peppers but that's fine.
• Adjust flavor- When you start to make the dressing don't put in all the chili nor vinegar; add as you go along.
• ---Forthe Salad---.
• Put out two dinner plates and arrange the lettuce on the plates.
• Combine& toss remaining ingredients, except the shrimp.
• Divide the salad between the two plates, place shrimp on top; season to taste.
• Serve salad dressing on the side- there will likely be some left over.

TARRAGON SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine and put over salad.

SWEET TARRAGON-MARINATED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Whisk together the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, green onions, tarragon, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Combine vegetables in a shallow dish and toss with the marinade.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Drain off marinade before serving, or toss vegetables with some lettuce and use marinade as the dressing.

EASY AND PRETTY TARRAGON VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place sugar snap peas and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.
• Add carrots and butter, cover and cook an additional 2 minutes.
• Stir in tarragon, mustard, vinegar and salt.
• May serve as a side dish.
• Note: If fresh tarragon is unavailable, may use dried, but start with a pinch, and taste from there. Also, the matchstick cut carrots should be about the same length as the snap peas.