Romaine With Garlic Anchovy Vinaigrette

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium garlic clove
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 flat anchovy fillet (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 lb romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces (12 cups loosely packed)
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 pound garlic with salt to as smooth a paste as possible with mortar and pestle.
• 2 add anchovies and pound to a paste.
• 3 add lemon juice and stir vigorously with pestle to incorporate.
• 4 add oil in a very slow trickle, stirring vigorously with pestle to incorporate, and continue to stir vigorously until dressing is smooth.
• 5 toss romaine with dressing in a large bowl and grind pepper over it.
• 6 cooks' note: if you don't have a mortar and pestle, mince garlic, then mash to a paste with salt using flat side of a large heavy knife. add anchovies and mash into paste with knife. whisk together anchovy paste and lemon juice in a small bowl, then add oil in a very slow stream, whisking until combined well.