Salade Gruyère De Comtè Pour Deux

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot (if you can find purple skinned carrots, use them!)
• 2 hardboiled egg, sliced
• 1 small shallot (my addition for posterity)
• 8 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed and blanched (briefly!)
• 8 ounces gruyere, de comte cut into small pieces
• 4 cups mesclun, washed and spun dried

Recipe

• 1 whisk the vinaigrette ingredients together in a non-reactive bowl. adjust seasoning if necessary. (you want a bright and slightly salty vinaigrette.).
• 2 marinate the carrots, eggs, shallot, green beans and comtè cheese 15-20 minutes in the vinaigrette.
• 3 arrange the mesclun on two salad plates.
• 4 next, arrange the marinated vegetables on the greens.
• 5 drizzle remaining vinaigrette on top.
• 6 serve with crusty french bread.