Romaine Lettuce Salad With Cilantro Dressing

Chef Kate's Note:

Ensalada de Lechuga con Aderezo de Cilantro from "Zarela's VeraCruz" -- a lovely, simple salad with a very fresh taste--a wonderful palate cleanser after a main course.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 large romaine lettuce (ragged outer leaves discarded)
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and julienned (any type)
• 4 large celery ribs, trimmed and julienned
• 20 fresh cilantro stems, leaves only
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 small white onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Have ready a large bowl of ice water.
2. Rinse the lettuce under cold running water, tear into bite-sized pieces, and let stand in the ice water to crisp for 10-15 minutes. Drain well and dry very thoroughly in a salad spinner.
3. In a salad bowl, combine the lettuce, cucumber, and celery.
4. In a blender, combine the cilantro and olive oil; process to a puree.
5. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
6. Toss with the salad and serve.

Reviews

[LifeIsGood]

What a lovely green salad! I absolutely loved the cilantro dressing. The flavor was wonderful. I will be making this salad again and again. Thank you!

[Mindelicious]

We loved this salad!! DH was very hestitant about the dressing (ewh green!) but I made him try it and he loved it. I'm not sure if my onion was too strong or what but I ended up adding quite a bit more cilantro to get the flavor to come through. We really enjoyed the salad as listed as well - felt it was a great balance to the dressing. Regardless this is definitley a keeper!! Made for Veg*n Swap 32!!

[UmmBinat]

Very healthy salad dressing which contains cilantro to detox heavy metals such as mercury from the body. I also used organic apple cider vinegar (with the mother in it) which has lots of health benefits. It complemented the salad ingredients well. I used organic baby spinach leaves as I didn't have romaine on hand (but I can imagine it would be good), English cucumber which I didn't seed, light tasting extra virgin olive oil (unrefined would make this healthier), sea salt, plus the rest of the ingredients. I will try this dressing and possibly salad combination on DH insha Allah (God willing). Made for January 2013's Casual Veggie Tag (come join us everyone!)