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Green salad with tomato vinaigrette and croutons

Recipe for a wonderfully crisp salad with romaine, cucumber, tomato and red onion — topped with crunchy croutons and a fresh tomato vinaigrette.
Course Lunch, Salad, Side dish
Cuisine Danish
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

The salad

  • 1-2 romaine lettuce, depending on size
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1 small red onion

Croutons

  • 1 baguette or 1/2 white loaf — preferably a day old or on the dry side
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • Dried herbs and spices — I used dried parsley and garlic powder
  • Salt

Tomato vinaigrette

  • 250 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small shallot, roughly chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 sprigs basil, leaves only
  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano — can be replaced with 1/2 tsp dried
  • 50 ml good olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar — or red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

Croutons

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C, conventional oven (top and bottom heat).
  • Cut the bread into largish cubes of about 2×2 cm and tip them into a bowl.
  • Mix the oil with your chosen herbs and spices and toss with the bread pieces. Season with salt and toss well again.
  • Spread the bread pieces on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake the croutons for about 20 min. until golden and crisply toasted.
    Turn them once during baking if you can.
  • Let the croutons cool before tossing them with the salad.

Tomato vinaigrette

  • Heat a little oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
  • Halve the tomatoes and fry them for about 5 minutes in the hot pan — they can take on a little colour.
  • Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until you reach the consistency you want.
    *I like it to keep a little texture, but you can also blend it completely smooth.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add 1-2 tbsp water if you would like the vinaigrette thinner.

The salad

  • Rinse and dry all the vegetables.
  • Tear the lettuce into large pieces, halve the tomatoes, and slice the onion and cucumber.
  • Combine the vegetables in a large serving bowl, and top with crunchy croutons and tomato vinaigrette.
  • Serve the salad with extra croutons and tomato vinaigrette on the side.