[American] How to cook Crisp-head lettuce, tomato and grains
Ingredients
- 50 g (1¾ oz/¼ cup) mixed (white, black and red) quinoa
- juice of ½ lemon
- dash of olive oil
- 45 g (1½ oz/1½ cups) watercress sprigs
- 4 kale leaves, stems removed
- 1 iceberg lettuce
- 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) Green goddess dressing (see below)
- 2 soft-poached eggs, or soft-boiled eggs (peeled and cut in half)
- dill sprigs, to garnish
Oven-dried tomatoes
- 4 extremely ripe roma (plum) tomatoes, cored and cut in half lengthways
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
- 2 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
Sherry vinaigrette
- 1½ tbsp sherry vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp mustard
- 1½ tbsp canola oil
- 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp sugar
Puffed wild rice
- 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) canola or vegetable oil
- 50 g (1¾ oz/¼ cup) wild rice
Garlic confit
- 4 garlic bulbs, separated into individual cloves then peeled
- 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) extra virgin olive oil
Green goddess dressing
- 250 g (9 oz/1 cup) sour cream
- 125 g (4½ oz) watercress, large stems removed
- 2 tbsp small capers, drained and rinsed of brine
- ¼ batch of Garlic confit
- 25 g(1 oz/½ cup) thinly sliced chives
- 3 tbsp thinly sliced tarragon (NOT chopped, as this will bruise the leaves)
- 30 g (1 oz/½ cup) thinly sliced dill
- 3 tbsp thinly sliced flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
- juice of 2 lemons
- 200 ml (7 fl oz) buttermilk
Directions