[American] How to cook Crisp-head lettuce, tomato and grains

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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

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