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Green pickle salad

An assortment of lettuces are the ideal canvas for piling on layers of flavour – here, in the form of dill pickles, fresh herbs and a creamy-tangy dressing.

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 1 head iceberg lettuce
  • 1 head green oak lettuce
  • 1 head baby cos lettuce
  • 1 tsp fish sauce (optional)
  • ¼ cup pickled onions, finely chopped
  • 4 large dill pickles, finely sliced lengthways (with any sides finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp baby capers, roughly chopped, plus 1 tbsp extra to serve
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped chives, plus extra to serve
  • ¼ cup chervil sprigs, plus extra to serve
  • 2 tbsp finely shredded dill, plus extra to serve
  • extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle
  • 80 g thinly sliced smoked salmon (optional)

Instructions

  1. Separate the lettuce leaves, wash and spin dry.
  2. In a bowl, combine the fish sauce (if using), chopped pickled onions, chopped dill pickles (not the slices), capers, mayonnaise, sour cream, sherry vinegar, lemon juice and herbs. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Stir to combine. Check the seasoning and add a little pickling liquid from the onions if desired.
  3. Toss the lettuce leaves in the dressing and placd the leaves in layers on a serving plate, alternating different types of leaves and adding a little sliced pickle, smoked salmon if using, and the extra herbs. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil and finish with a little salt and pepper.
 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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