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butter lettuce toped with chives, dressing, and cubed avocado
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The Best Butter Lettuce Salad

A Paris-inspired salad with the dreamiest vinaigrette.
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Keyword butter lettuce, butter lettuce salad, easy salad, french cuisine, french recipe, lemon shallot vinaigrette, salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 1 head of butter lettuce
  • 1 avocado cubed/sliced
  • Handful of fresh chives chopped (~2 tbsp)

Shallot Vinaigrette

  • 1 shallot
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Rinse and pat dry the butter lettuce. Trim off the root and arrange the head of lettuce in a serving dish or bowl, gently spreading out the leaves. Tip: you can save the trimmed root and replant it for more lettuce!
  • Blend together all the vinaigrette ingredients using a food processor or an immersion blender until smooth.
  • Add chopped or sliced avocado over the butter lettuce, then pour your desired amount of vinaigrette all over the leaves, and finish with the chives. Option to add some shaved parmesan if you’d like!