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March 25, 2010  |  Issue 1.4

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This week, we're sharing more of our favorite salad recipes.  They're extremely simple to make, and utterly delicious.

 
In our Gruyere Salad, we toss a mixture of lettuces in our Basic Dijon Vinaigrette, which we spruce up by adding a bit of chopped garlic and shallot.  Then we shower the salad with a grating of luscious Gruyere cheese, which attaches itself to every lettuce leaf.  (We like to use Bibb and red leaf lettuce in this salad, but you can really use any kind you want.)
 
Next, there's our light, refreshing Romaine Salad with Feta and Lemon.  We coat chunks of crunchy romaine in our classic Lemon Dressing, which we make creamy by adding feta cheese, and then sprinkle the salad with thinly sliced red onion and a little extra feta. 
 
Since washing lettuce is usually the most time consuming (and boring) part of making salad, we try to do it as infrequently as possible, and wash a whole lot of lettuce at once.  (If stored properly and refrigerated, clean, dry lettuce will keep for about a week.  For details, see Step-By-Step: How to Dry and Store Lettuce.) Mix up and refrigerate a big batch of dressing (it should also keep for about a week) and you'll be able to toss together a salad in seconds, whenever you want one.
 
You'll find links to our two salad recipes below.  Also, be sure to check out our slew of new Step-by-Step ingredient prep guides.

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This Week's Recipes
Gruyere Salad Gruyere Salad
Tender but crunchy lettuce, luscious Gruyere cheese, and a light, creamy dressing make this salad utterly perfect.  We like to use a combination of Bibb lettuce (aka Boston lettuce) and red leaf lettuce, although you can really use any lettuce that's sold by the head.
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Romaine Salad with Feta and Lemon Romaine Salad with Feta and Lemon
This is a wonderfully light, refreshing salad.  We typically use French feta in this recipe (it has a nice, creamy texture) but any kind of feta will work just fine.
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Step-By-Step:
How to Dress a Salad

Learn how to dress a perfect salad in this step-by-step photo guide.
 
Step-By-Step:
How to Wash Lettuce

No one likes a sandy, grainy salad.  Learn the best ways to clean lettuce in this step-by-step photo guide.
 
Step-By-Step:
How to Dry and Store Lettuce

Have clean, dry lettuce ready whenever you need it.  Here's how.
 
Step-By-Step:
How to Chop Lettuce

Here's a simple way to quickly chop lettuce - without bruising it.

Step-By-Step:
How to Tear Lettuce

An easy way to get bite-sized pieces of lettuce for your salads.
 
Step-By-Step:
How to Slice an Onion

A step-by-step guide to an incredibly useful skill.

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