Minted Green Salad

Name: Minted Green Salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 carrots; 3 Kirby cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise; 2 heads Boston lettuce (1 1/2 pounds), torn into bite-size pieces; 1 heart of romaine, torn into bite-size pieces; 1 1/2 cups packed small mint leaves; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt; 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

Fresh mint and sliced cucumbers give this American-style salad a lightness that leaves you feeling satisfied, not stuffed.

By Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

December 15, 2008

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Recipe information

Total Time
20 min
Yield
Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

2 carrots

3 Kirby cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

2 heads Boston lettuce (1 1/2 pounds), torn into bite-size pieces

1 heart of romaine, torn into bite-size pieces

1 1/2 cups packed small mint leaves

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt

2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

Preparation

Step 1
Halve carrots crosswise, then shave into wide ribbons using a vegetable peeler. Toss with cucumbers, lettuces, mint, and oil in a large bowl.
Step 2
Sprinkle with sea salt and toss, then sprinkle with vinegar and toss again.