Best Herbed Spring Salad With Egg And Walnuts Recipes

HERBED SPRING SALAD WITH EGG AND WALNUTS

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This bright, herby, fresh-tasting salad makes a very nice accompaniment to a pan-fried breaded pork chop. Cooked beets (preferably golden) thinly sliced radishes, celery and turnips are dressed, then tossed with a mixture of zesty salad greens - use a combination of watercress, dandelion, curly endive, escarole, radicchio, mizuna, spinach, or red sorrel leaves. The components can be prepared in advance, but wait until the last minute before dressing and serving.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories salads and dressings, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

2 tablespoons finely diced shallot
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
3 tablespoons lemon juice, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon grated garlic (from 2 small cloves)
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup walnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
6 ounces/4 cups lightly packed watercress or, preferably, a mixture of zesty salad greens
3 medium golden beets, cooked, peeled and cut in wedges
1/2 cup thinly sliced red radish (6 to 8 medium radishes)
1/2 cup thinly sliced turnip (or use small kohlrabi or watermelon radish)
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery heart, plus tender leaves (from the center of 1 celery head)
Kosher salt and black pepper
2 tablespoons roughly chopped dill
2 tablespoons tarragon leaves
4 (7-minute) boiled eggs
1 cup toasted walnut halves

Steps:

Make the vinaigrette: Put shallots in a small bowl. Add mustard, vinegar, 3 tablespoons lemon juice and the garlic. Stir together, and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk in the walnut oil. Set aside for a few minutes, then taste and adjust lemon juice and salt.
Wash and dry the salad greens. Tear large leaves into smaller pieces, if desired. Wrap in a clean towel and refrigerate if not serving immediately.
Just before serving salad, put beet wedges in the bottom of a wide salad bowl. Add the radish, turnip and celery. Season with salt and pepper. Add dill, tarragon and half of the vinaigrette. Toss gently to coat.
Add the salad greens and combine to distribute sliced vegetables evenly. Cut eggs in halves or quarters, and arrange over salad. Scatter walnuts over the top. Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette.

EGG AND HERB SALAD

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This is not like the egg salad you get at the local deli (hard-cooked eggs, lots of mayonnaise, celery). It is creamy, but the dressing is yogurt-based, and the salad is packed with lots of vivid, fresh herbs.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings

Time 30m

Yield Serves four to six

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

8 large eggs, hard-boiled (see below) and finely chopped
1 cup finely chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, dill, tarragon, chervil or chives
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped, soaked for five minutes in cold water, drained and rinsed
Salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt or buttermilk
1 tablespoon Hellmann's or Best Foods mayonnaise
1 garlic clove, green shoot removed, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 6-ounce bag baby arugula

Steps:

To hard-boil the eggs, place in a saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Cover the pan tightly, and turn off the heat. Let sit for 12 minutes. Fill a bowl with ice water, drain the eggs and chill immediately in the ice water.
Combine the chopped eggs, herbs, celery and red onion in a large bowl, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss with the egg mixture.
Line plates or a platter with arugula, top with the egg salad and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 182, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 371 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

EGG SALAD WITH SPRING HERBS

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I'd somehow forgotten about egg salad, but with the spring herbs plentiful in the garden, eggs just coming in with the lengthening days, and some very good bread in the house, egg salad suddenly came sharply into view. I also add a small, finely diced pickled shallot to egg salad just to insert a little zing into the creamy richness of real farm (or backyard) eggs.

Provided by Deborah Madison

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

6 Eggs, Likely to be on the small to medium size.
1 tablespoon tarragon leaves, minced, Add more to taste.
1 tablespoon chives, finely snipped
1 tablespoon parsley, minced, Lovage works as well.
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Sea salt
Pepper, freshly ground
1 shallot, finely diced and tossed with a little vinegar
Chive blossoms, If available, not necessary.
Crusty artisan bread, to serve, Optional

Steps:

Cover the eggs with cold water in a saucepan, bring them to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and let stand for 5 or 6 minutes, 7 minutes if at high altitude.
Pour off the hot water, rinse the eggs with cool water, then peel and chop the eggs. If you want the zesty hit of the shallot, toss it, once diced, with just a few drops vinegar and let stand for a few minutes. The color will change right away to a soft pink. (If there is excess vinegar, drain it off when you add the shallots to the egg mixture).
Finely chop the herbs and set aside.
Mash the eggs with a fork until crumbly. Add the herbs into the a bowl with the eggs, and add mayonnaise. If you used commercial mayonnaise you might not need much salt. Add the pickled shallot and mix. Taste, add 1/4 teaspoon, then taste again. Season with pepper.
Pile the egg salad into a serving bowl and garnish with chive blossoms, if available, or serve atop thick slices of rustic toast.

SPRING SALAD WITH HERBS

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The greens amount to about 14 cups all told, but don't worry: They will disappear in no time. Recipe reprinted with permission from Maria Helm Sinskey, copyright 2012.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Salad Recipes

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 heads escarole, trimmed and torn into bite-size pieces
2 heads frisee, trimmed and torn into bite-size pieces
8 Belgian endives, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups mixed tender fresh herb sprigs, such as tarragon, parsley, dill, and chervil
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar

Steps:

Place escarole, frisee, endives, and herbs in a large bowl. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with sugar, then toss again.
Drizzle with vinegar, and toss. Taste, and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately.