Composed Salad Recipe
As seen in the 2027 Culinary Calendar
This is an easy salad to expand as your dinner party grows. It looks nice on your buffet table. Unfortunately, nothing continues to look terrific after we start taking servings out, but this salad holds up pretty well.
Ingredients
3 tbsp. bacon fat
2 avocados, sliced
2 mangos, sliced
1 large tomato, sliced thinly
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
5 radishes, sliced thinly
2 red and/or yellow bell peppers, seeded and sliced thinly
1 cup white mushrooms, quartered
1 recipe of dressing
DRESSING
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup sesame oil
1/4 cup mirin
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tbsp. honey
1 zest of lemon
2 cloves of garlic mashed through a garlic press
1 tbsp. dried ground ginger
1. For the dressing Place all of the ingredients in a jar, replace the lid. Shake well. Let the flavors meld for at least two hours before using.
2. For the salad Place the arugula into a bowl. Toss with 1/8 cup of the dressing. Then place the arugula over the platter. Arrange the various vegetables in an attractive manner on top of the arugula.
3. To serve Place ½ cup of the dressing in a bottle with a nozzle and squirt in zig zags over the vegetables. Place a pair of tongs for people to use to serve themselves. Serves 4
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