Sam's Favorite Salad

My DH loves the flavor combinations in this salad. Mix it up to please your own palate! The dressing makes a big recipe so use it on other things throughout the week

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup  balsamic vinegar
• 1  teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cracked pepper
• 2  teaspoons sugar (or substitute)
• 1⁄2 shallot, chunked
• 1  garlic clove, chopped
• 1  cup olive oil

• Salad

• 1  romaine lettuce hearts (leafy parts only, remove the spines)
• 1  head butter lettuce (Bibb works well)
• 2  roma tomatoes, peeled and seeded and diced
• 2  tablespoons sultana raisins
• 2  tablespoons raisins
• 2  tablespoons dried cranberries
• 2  tablespoons dried cherries
• 1⁄4 cup  toasted walnuts, cooled
• 1⁄2 cup crouton (optional)

Directions

1. Dressing:
2. Put all ingredients except the oilve oil into a food processor and pulse until you get all the ingredients incorporated.
3. Drizzle olive oil through the feed tube and whiz until the dressing is emulsified.
4. Salad:
5. Tear lettuces into bite sized pieces into a large salad bowl and sprinkle the rest of the ingredients on top of the lettuce. Serve the dressing on the side and pass the croutons.
6. Optionally you can add sliced eggs, crumbled bacon and other lettuces to make this your own.