Red Lettuce, Asian Pear, And Mint Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 heads red-leaf lettuce, torn into 2-inch pieces
• 1 asian pear, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh mint leaves
• coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 small shallot
• 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 pinch coarse salt
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 baguette, about 14-inches long, cut diagonally into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• extra virgin olive oil, for brushing
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 toss lettuce, asian pear, mint, salt , pepper and 6 tablespoons vinaigrette in a large bowl. serve with toasts.
• 2 champagne-shallot vinaigrette: stir together shallot, vinegar, lemon juice and salt in a small bowl, and let stand for 20 minutes. pour in oil in a slow steady stream, whisking until emulsified. season with pepper. vinaigrette can be refrigerated in an airtight container overnight.
• 3 parsley toast: preheat oven to 375°f rub one side of each baguette slice with the garlic clove, and brush with oil. sprinkle each slice with 1/8 teaspoons parsley. place on baking sheets and bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. serve warm or at room temperature.