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Hearty Lettuce Salad

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Hearty Lettuce Salad

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten Free
  • Milk Free
Preparation time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
5 minutes
Total time:
15 minutes 15 minutes
Serves:
 6

Ingredients

  • 7 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 3 Little Gem Lettuce
  • 50g blanched almonds, lighlty toasted
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 25g pack parsely, chopped
  • 15g pack dill, chopped

Method

  1. Prepare and light the barbecue. Chop the almonds and mix in a bowl with the garlic, parsley, dill, 6 tbsp of the oil, vinegar, sugar and plenty of seasoning.
  2. Cut each lettuce into quarters and brush the cut sides with the remaining oil.
  3. Once the barbecue is hot, lightly cook the lettuce wedges, turning them from one cut side to the other until lightly seared.
  4. Transfer to a serving plate and spoon over the dressing to serve.

Cook's tips

Cooking the lettuce isn’t vital, but it does give an appealing, seared colour and enhances the flavour. It can also be cooked briefly in a lightly oiled frying pan or griddle pan.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 218.0kcal
Sugars 1.7g
Fat 22.3g
Saturated Fat 2.9g
Salt trace

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in June 2009