Basic Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

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Basic Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Our classes love this salad for it's simplicity and it's flavor.

Ingredients

• Salad
• 1 medium/large head lettuce - such as romaine or green leaf- chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• Dressing
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. Salad
2. Prep the vegetables: chop the lettuce, grate the carrots and halve the cherry tomatoes.
3. Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
4. Dressing
5. Whisk lemon juice with garlic until combined.
6. Very gradually, drizzle in the olive oil, whisking all the while.
7. Whisk in the salt and pepper.
8. Toss the dressing with the salad and serve.