MâCHE SALAD WITH YOGURT DRESSING

Mâche Salad With Yogurt Dressing image

Mâche is a delicate green also known as lamb's lettuce, and it's now available in many Whole Foods stores and other supermarkets in the United States. It has a rich nutritional profile: It is very high in vitamin C, beta carotene, omega-3s and iron (it has even more than spinach). I love the contrast here between the mild, subtle mâche and the sharp, pungent garlic-spiked yogurt.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings

Time 10m

Yield Serves 4 as a side salad

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 4-ounce bag mâche about 5 cups, rinsed and spun dry
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt
freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons thick Greek-style or drained yogurt
1 to 2 garlic cloves to taste, halved, green shoots removed
Optional: Halved cherry tomatoes
Optional: sliced roasted beets
Optional: chickpeas

Steps:

Place the mâche in a salad bowl. Whisk together the lemon juice, salt and pepper, and olive oil. Toss with the mâche.
Combine the garlic cloves with a generous pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle and mash to a paste. Stir in the yogurt. Add to the salad and toss. Top with any of the optional ingredients, and serve at once.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 78, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 124 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram