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Elegant Tossed Salad

Source of Recipe


Sunset Magazine






List of Ingredients



• -- Cheese-Mustard Dressing --
  
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  
• 2 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
  
• 2 tsp Dijon style mustard
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• *
  
• 4 slices French bread, each 1/2-inch thick
  
• 2 large garlic cloves, cut lengthwise into halves
  
• 2 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil
  
• *
  
• 4 cups watercress, torn
  
• 1-1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
  
• 1 medium leek, thinly sliced
  
• 1/2 head Boston lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
  
• 1/2 small bunch Romaine, torn into bite-size pieces
  






Instructions



1. Prepare the Cheese-Mustard Dressing: Combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Parmesan cheese, Dijon mustard and salt; shake all ingredients in a tightly-covered container and chill for at least one hour.
   
   
2. Tear French bread into 1/2-inch pieces. Cook and stir garlic in oil in an 8-inch skillet over medium heat until garlic is a deep golden-brown; remove garlic and discard. Add bread pieces to oil; cook and stir until bread is golden brown and crusty; cool.
   
   
3. Shake Cheese-Mustard dressing. Toss dressing with vegetables; sprinkle with bread.
   
   Makes 8 servings.