MAKE-YOUR-OWN SALAD WITH LEMON GARLIC DRESSING

Make-Your-Own Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing image

Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

For dressing
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
freshly ground black pepper to taste
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 bunch broccoli
3 hearts of romaine
4 carrots
1 red onion
1 can anchovy fillets

Steps:

Make dressing:
Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt. In a bowl whisk together garlic paste, lemon juice, vinegar, zest, and pepper and whisk in oil until emulsified. (Dressing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring dressing to room temperature before serving.)
Cut 1-inch flowerets from broccoli, reserving remainder for another use. Separate romaine into leaves. (Broccoli and romaine may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled in airtight containers.)
Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook broccoli until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander. Plunge broccoli into ice water to stop cooking and drain well.
Peel carrots and with a mandoline or other manual slicer or in a food processor finely shred. Halve onion lengthwise and slice very thin crosswise.
Arrange vegetables and anchovies decoratively on platters and in serving bowls and pour dressing into a cruet.