Salad - Frisée and Herb Salade au Chapon

Frisée and Herb Salade au Chapon

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Salad – Frisée and Herb Salade au Chapon

Props to my cousin Mark for inspiring me to create my own salade au chapon, a recipe he discovered in the British cookery writer Elizabeth David’s book, French Provincial Cooking. David explains that the recipe is great for those who like garlic but don’t want to “swallow whole hunks of the bulb.” She rubs raw garlic on toasted bread (the chapon), which is tossed with the salad and then eaten at the end of the meal. My variation on the salad adds a mix of fresh herbs, a lemony dressing and a refashioned garlic technique. Gently poaching the garlic in oil softens both the bite and the bulb, and gives the oil a subtle garlic flavor. For the bread, I like a thick slice of miche, a rustic, slightly honeyed sourdough with a dense chewy crumb, dark crust and mild tang. Any good-quality country-style bread can be substituted. I grill the bread on a cast-iron griddle, but it can also be toasted.

Recipe courtesy of Salads: Beyond the Bowl: Extraordinary Recipes for Everyday Eating by Mindy Fox. Published by Kyle Books, 2012.

Make the base for the dressing: In a medium bowl, stir together the lemon
juice, shallot, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt and a generous pinch of pepper.
Set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine the 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil and garlic
and gently heat over very low heat until the oil is fragrant and the garlic is
softened, about 5 minutes (tilt the pan, if necessary, to keep the garlic cloves
submerged in the oil, and remove the pan from the heat from time to time to
keep the garlic from coloring). Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes.
Put the grilled bread on a large plate and drizzle with the infused oil from the
saucepan, then spread the garlic cloves on top. Tear the frisée into bite-sized
pieces and combine in a bowl with the spinach, herbs and radishes.
While whisking the reserved lemon juice mixture, add the 1/4 cup very good
oil in a slow and steady stream. Vigorously whisk to emulsify, then drizzle
the dressing over the salad. Toss the salad to combine. Season with several
pinches of flaky coarse sea salt and toss once more. Divide the salad among
4 serving plates. Tuck the breads among the greens.
Garlic-Poaching Primer oaching garlic in oil is best done in a tiny 1/2-quart saucepan. If you don’t have
one, I recommend adding this little size to your cookware collection. It is useful
for heating up sauces or scalding milk for café con leche. You can also tilt a larger
saucepan or skillet to the side while gently heating the mixture, keeping the garlic
submerged in the oil.

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