Over a Fruit and Vegetable Medley Salad
As with all my recipes, each ingredient makes a huge difference. The subtleties of this vinaigrette are incredible, and the sweet but tart fresh Montmorency Cherry Rosé is bold and brave. It works PERFECTLY with the carefully selected ingredients although honestly, you could pour this vinaigrette on any salad, roasted vegetables, or even shrimp. Besides wanting to drink this from the bottle (Yes, that good), I definitely encourage you to try this Montmorency Cherry Rosé balsamic.
Camine Pappas | Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
- 5 to 6 generous leaves of red leaf lettuce
- 1 small Italian Roma tomato, sliced very thin
- 1/3 cucumber, peeled, and sliced very thin
- ½ of a ripe Bartlett pear sliced thinly
- 1 ½ cup ripe cantaloupe slices
- 5 very thin slices of red onion
- 1 boiled egg, sliced
- 1 ½ teaspoons fresh mint, julienned
- 2 ½ tablespoons Olive This! Single Varietal Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Olive This! Montmorency Cherry Rosé Balsamic Vinegar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ tablespoon fresh black pepper
- Fresh Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped, to garnish
DIRECTIONS
Mix the balsamic, oil, salt and pepper, and fresh mint. Whisk well and set aside.
Prep all ingredients and have ready to assemble.
Using a large salad bowl, arrange the red leaf lettuce to one side, leaving the other side open to arrange other ingredients.
Starting at one side begin to layer each slice, much as you would assemble vegetables for a ratatouille. Curve it around layering the order you prefer until you’ve covered a little over half the bowl.
Now place the sliced hard boiled egg in the center.
Drizzle with the mint cherry vinaigrette and serve.
Note:
This was a very large salad for one person but great when you want impact. Otherwise this makes enough for two salads and serve each in a smaller but still flat bowl.
Serve with a lovely French Rosé and crusty bread. Can top with grilled salmon for a hearty meal.
©Recipe and Photo Copyright Camine Pappas, 2013 – 2