French lettuce salad with tarragon

Ingredients

• 1 large or 2 small heads of tender lettuce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ tablespoon wine vinegar (or tarragon vinegar)
• 2 or 3 fresh tarragon leaves, chopped (or a pinch of dried)
• 1 garlic clove, to rub the salad bowl (optional)
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste

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Instructions

1. Remove any damaged leaves, wash the lettuce without bruising it, shake it in a clean cloth and let it dry completely. Tear it by hand.
2. If you like, rub the salad bowl with the garlic. Add the lettuce and tarragon.
3. Put the salt and pepper in a tablespoon, fill it with oil, stir with a fork and pour it over the lettuce. Add another spoonful of oil and toss well: one tablespoon per person.
4. Only then add the vinegar and toss again. If the vinegar goes first, it soaks some leaves more than others. Dress it just before eating.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 144 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.