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Colorful salad with coffee dressing

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 100 g Lollo Rosso
  • 200 g zucchini
  • 200 g mushrooms
  • 50 g peanuts, roasted and salted
  • 100 g corn kernels from the can
  • 10 ml peanut oil
  • 50 ml water, hot
  • 2 g instant coffee powder
  • 10 g brown sugar
  • 60 ml Noilly Prat
  • 50 ml balsamic vinegar
  • n. B. Salt and pepper from the mill
  • 60 ml rapeseed oil
  • 1 m.-large onion(s), red

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Wash the Lollo Rosso, tear into bite-sized pieces, and shake dry. Slice the zucchini and mushrooms and fry them in peanut oil, one at a time, until lightly browned. Drain on kitchen paper, then season with pepper. Finely chop the red onion and sauté in a little rapeseed oil until translucent. Add hot water, coffee powder, and sugar, and simmer for 1 minute. Transfer to a tall mixing bowl, top up with Noilly Prat and balsamic vinegar. Purée with a hand blender, adding the rapeseed oil in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper. Toss the lettuce leaves with the corn kernels and dressing, divide among 4 plates. Arrange the zucchini, mushrooms, and peanuts (roughly chopped if desired) on top of the salad and serve.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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