A Croque Monsieur Salad

Name: A Croque Monsieur Salad
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: olive oil; red wine vinegar; lemon juice; dijon mustard; basil; sugar; black pepper; olive oil; butter; garlic; ham; parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated; mixed salad greens; croutons; nasturtium flowers

Submitted by brenna

Sophisticate your salad with this tasty recipe that calls for julienned ham, mixed greens and red wine vinegar.

YIELD

servings

PREP

5 min

COOK

1 min

READY

7 min

Ingredients

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

TABLESPOONS RED WINE VINEGAR

EACH LEMON JUICE
of 1/4 lemon

TEASPOONS DIJON MUSTARD

CUP BASIL
or one tablespoon dried *

PINCH SUGAR *

X BLACK PEPPER
one grinding *

TEASPOONS OLIVE OIL

TEASPOONS BUTTER

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

CUP HAM
cooked, julienne strips *

TABLESPOONS PARMESAN CHEESE
freshly grated

CUPS MIXED SALAD GREENS
spinach, red leaf lettuce, arugula, etc *

X CROUTONS *

X NASTURTIUM FLOWERS
for garnish (optional) *

Directions

The Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette: Prepare the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients until smooth. Set aside.

Prepare the salad: In a small skillet, heat the oil and butter over low heat. Add the garlic and sauté 10 seconds. Add the ham and sauté for another 10 seconds. Off the heat, add the grated cheese.

Place the mixed greens in a salad bowl or plate and top with the ham mixture. Garnish with the nasturtium flowers and drizzle the vinaigrette on top. Top with croutons. Serve this with a good crusty load of French bread and a bottle of dry white French wine.