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Article: Take advantage of summer's lettuce bounty
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- July 20, 2008
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The fresher and more angelic the lettuce, the simpler a green
salad can (and should) be. Here's a technique for dressing those
perfect lettuces ever-so-lightly, so the flavors will coat the
leaves just enough to provide a frame that lifts them up, rather
than becoming a "sauce" that, literally, bogs them down.
This is a wonderful opportunity to taste the various heirloom
lettuce varieties that are available only during these precious
summer months. So buy a selection of pretty lettuces at your farmers
market, going for contrasting colors as well as textures.
This also is an opportunity to use one of my favorite
ingredients: a roasted nut oil. Intensely aromatic and stunningly
flavorful, ...