Via Carota’s Insalata Verde Recipe

Name: Via Carota’s Insalata Verde Recipe
Ingredients: 2 heads butter lettuce, such as Boston or bibb; 1 romaine heart; 1 large Belgian endive; 1 bunch watercress; ½ small head frisée; 1 large shallot, minced; 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon aged sherry vinegar, plus additional, as needed; 1 tablespoon warm water; 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 ½ teaspoons whole-grain mustard; 1 ½ teaspoons honey (optional); 2 sprigs thyme, washed and stripped; 1 large clove garlic, finely grated; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

"At Via Carota, the charming West Village restaurant run by the partners Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, the menu description for insalata verde does little to give away any details about what makes it so unbelievably, mouth-smackingly perfect A visual inspection of the dish reveals only leaves of endive, butter lettuce, frisée and watercress all piled as high as gravity will allow, topped by a drizzle of dressing studded generously with shallots and mustard seeds In truth, all the secrets of this otherworldly salad ..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 heads butter lettuce, such as Boston or bibb

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1 romaine heart

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1 large Belgian endive

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1 bunch watercress

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½ small head frisée

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1 large shallot, minced

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2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon aged sherry vinegar, plus additional, as needed

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1 tablespoon warm water

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1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

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1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard

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1 ½ teaspoons whole-grain mustard

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1 ½ teaspoons honey (optional)

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2 sprigs thyme, washed and stripped

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1 large clove garlic, finely grated

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Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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