Farmer Salad

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Serves 8 people

Categories: Salad- Salad Dressing- Slaw

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • 8 thick bacon slices, coarsely chopped
  • 8 cups loosely packed
  • 4 cups trimmed frisee
  • 2 cups thinly sliced raddicchio
  • 2 cups brioche or challah bread cube, toasted
  • 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
  • Parmesan Vinaigrette:
  • 1 1/4 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 4 anchovy fillets
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly lemon juice
  • 1 garlic cle presse
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. Worcester sauce
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Bring 12 cups water to a boil in a large Dutch oven. Add eggs; boil 5 (soft cooked) to 7 (hard cooked) minutes or to desired degree of doneness. Remove from heat, and leteggss stand in hot water 1 minute; drin. Peel under cold running water. Cut eggs in half.
  2. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels.
  3. Gently toss together bacon, arugula, next 4 ingredients, and desired amount of Parmesan Vinaigrette. Divide mixture among 8 salad bowls. Top each with 2 egg halves. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with remaining Parmesan Vinaigrette.
  4. Parmesan Vinaigrette:

  5. Process all ingredients except olive oil in a blender or food processor until smooth. With blender running, add olive oil in a slow, steady
  6. stream, processing until smooth.

  7. makes 1 1/2 cups

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