Side dishe for 5

French Bistro Salad

Name: French Bistro Salad
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 baby cos/romaine lettuce; 1/2 cup tarragon leaves; 1/2 cup chives; 3/4 cup parsley leaves; 1/2 cup walnuts (optional); 2 eschalots; 2/3 cup red or white wine vinegar; 4 tbsp white sugar; 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper

$7.42for 410 minServes 5

Crisp lettuces, herbs, walnuts, and shallots are tossed with a tangy wine vinegar dressing for a fresh French-style salad.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Romaine and salad greens, 1$2.49 each typical	1	$2.49Typical price
	Mint, 1$1.99 each typical	1	$1.99Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.5$1.49 each typical	0.5	$0.56Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
	Leeks and shallots, 0.3 lb$3.49/lb typical	0.3 lb	$1.09Typical price
	Juice, 0.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.03Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.27

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Wine, beer and spiritsSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepper

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10 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
5servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.85 per serving$7.42 for 4

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Ingredients

1 baby cos/romaine lettuce
1/2 cup tarragon leaves
1/2 cup chives
3/4 cup parsley leaves
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
2 eschalots
2/3 cup red or white wine vinegar
4 tbsp white sugar
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper

Steps

Separate and tear the lettuces, then chop the shallots, chives, and parsley.
Whisk the vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until blended.
Toss the lettuces, herbs, shallots, and walnuts with the dressing in a large bowl.
Let the salad stand for 2 minutes, then serve.