Gluten Free Farmers Market Salad Recipe

               
Celebrate the bounty of the season with a crisp and hearty farmers market salad. With bright heart-healthy ingredients and a wonderfully garlicky vinaigrette, this customizable salad recipe will win over even the pickiest of eaters.
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Ingredients
Recipe yields 4 servings
Vinaigrette Dressing
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
4 anchovy fillets
Black pepper to taste
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Salad
2 red potatoes
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 lb green beans, trimmed
2 cups arugula or watercress
1/4 lb cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 bulb fennel, sliced thin
2 radishes, sliced thin
1 hard boiled egg, chilled and cut into wedges
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Directions
Vinaigrette Dressing
Step 1

Make dressing: In a saucepan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and pine nuts and cook about 1 minute, stirring thoroughly. Add garlic and cook until translucent, about 30 seconds, continually stirring. Stir in parsley, anchovies and black pepper, and cook 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a blender and add remaining olive oil and lemon juice; blend until smooth. (Note that only 1/4 cup dressing is needed for this recipe. Remaining dressing can be stored, refrigerated, up to 1 week. Reheat in a small saucepan until warm before serving.)

Salad
Step 1

Parboil potatoes: Place potatoes in a medium saucepan. Add a pinch of salt and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and set aside to cool. On a cutting board, slice potatoes in thin, crosswise slices; set aside.

Step 2

Blanch green beans: In another saucepan, add water and a pinch of salt; bring to a boil over high heat. Add green beans and cook 3 minutes, until beans are tender-crisp. Remove beans with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes; set aside.

Step 3

Assemble salad: In a large bowl add watercress, cherry tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, fennel, radishes and ¼ cup of dressing. Toss gently. On a large platter, arrange egg wedges around outer rim of platter. Stack salad mixture in center of platter. Arrange a few sprigs of watercress on top and serve.

Time: 60 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 214
Make this for: Heart Healthy
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Nutrition facts
Serving Size: 1 cup salad, 1 Tbsp dressing
Per serving:
calories:214
total fat:10g
sat fat:3g
cholesterol:48mg
sodium:218mg
total carb:27g
fibers:5g
proteins:5g

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Gluten Free Farmers Market Salad Recipe

Ingredients
Recipe yields 4 servings
Vinaigrette Dressing
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
4 anchovy fillets
Black pepper to taste
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Salad
2 red potatoes
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 lb green beans, trimmed
2 cups arugula or watercress
1/4 lb cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 bulb fennel, sliced thin
2 radishes, sliced thin
1 hard boiled egg, chilled and cut into wedges
Directions
Step 1

Make dressing: In a saucepan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and pine nuts and cook about 1 minute, stirring thoroughly. Add garlic and cook until translucent, about 30 seconds, continually stirring. Stir in parsley, anchovies and black pepper, and cook 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a blender and add remaining olive oil and lemon juice; blend until smooth. (Note that only 1/4 cup dressing is needed for this recipe. Remaining dressing can be stored, refrigerated, up to 1 week. Reheat in a small saucepan until warm before serving.)

Salad
Step 1

Parboil potatoes: Place potatoes in a medium saucepan. Add a pinch of salt and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and set aside to cool. On a cutting board, slice potatoes in thin, crosswise slices; set aside.

Step 2

Blanch green beans: In another saucepan, add water and a pinch of salt; bring to a boil over high heat. Add green beans and cook 3 minutes, until beans are tender-crisp. Remove beans with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes; set aside.

Step 3

Assemble salad: In a large bowl add watercress, cherry tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, fennel, radishes and ¼ cup of dressing. Toss gently. On a large platter, arrange egg wedges around outer rim of platter. Stack salad mixture in center of platter. Arrange a few sprigs of watercress on top and serve.

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