Jade has been mentioning the steak and kidney pies I made in March: http://atomic-temporary-17826715.wpcomstaging.com/2011/03/14/steak-and-kidney-pie/, not because she wanted the pies again but she really liked the taste of the steak and kidney fried, before I put it into the sauce. So it just happened that one of the market vendors gave me this beautiful lettuce today. It looks like a rose! I decided to make a salad.
I sliced some purple onion, cucumber and some wedges of tomato and put them in the bowl with the lettuce, fried kidneys and steak. A balsamic vinaigrette sounded good.
Balsamic Vinaigrette
2/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 shallot, chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
Salt and pepper
Great looking salad. Nothing beats a homemade dressing too.
Thanks Rufus. You could say I was just a bit lazy today 🙂