New Orleans Style Soaked Salad

Adapted from www.food.com

Ingredients

Iceberg lettuce, chopped fine

Optional ingredients: 

  • 2 large ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks 
  • Banana peppers, pepperoncinis and green olives, sliced

Dressing:

1 tablespoon  white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon shredded fresh basil or 1 teaspoon  dried basil

½  teaspoon  salt

½  teaspoon  black pepper

Directions

  • Wash the lettuce well, spin it in a salad spinner and then lay out on a clean kitchen towel to dry.

Mix all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk briskly at least 1 minute. If using fresh basil, toss with the lettuce.

  • Toss the lettuce with the tomatoes and the shredded basil if using fresh. Pour salad dressing over and toss thoroughly. I add pickled products to my salad because we like the vinegar taste of things and some crunch. So I have mild banana peppers, pepperoncini peppers and green olives. 
  • To serve, toss the salad again.