Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 large cos lettuce (or 2 hearty large baby cos)
- 3 - 4 slices sour dough (toast sliced) or bread of choice
- ¾ cup Parmesan + shavings to serve *
- 4 - 8 eggs (or quantity of choice)*
Dressing:
- 1 clove garlic (small)
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
- ½ tsp oregano
- 2 - 3 anchovy fillets
- 1 egg
Instructions
Eggs:
- In a large pot, bring to the boil enough salted water to cover the eggs completely. While waiting for water to boil, make an ice bath of cold water and ice in a bowl, ready to add the eggs once cooked.
- Gently add the eggs to the boiling water. Once the water comes back to the boil, set the timer for 7 minutes *.
- When the eggs are done, place into the ice bath and leave to cool - at least 15 minutes. Then peel - this is easier under cold running water!
Salad:
- Wash, shake out, and either cut, or tear the lettuce into decent 'bite' sized pieces. Set aside.
- Put the bread into the toaster. Once toasted leave to let it cool.
- Grate the Parmesan and set aside.
Dressing:
- If using a stick blender, put all dressing ingredients into the jug - garlic, wine vinegar, oil, mustard, pepper, oregano, anchovies, and egg - and blend. (This makes a creamy dressing).
- If using a whisk, crush garlic, mash anchovy fillets, and beat egg.
- Add all other ingredients and whisk together. (This makes a chunkier dressing).
Salad assembly:
- On a chopping board, cut toast into squares.
- Place lettuce on a large platter or in a large bowl. Gently toss through the dressing*. Sprinkle over the Parmesan and toast adding all the crumbs from the board as well. Cut eggs in half and nestle into the salad. Add Parmesan shavings* on the top if desired.
Notes
*Use a potato peeler to make shavings.
*If using size 7 or large eggs boil for 8 minutes.
*The dressing is a generous amount and is more than needed for a serving for 4. To increase the number of servings add more lettuce, eggs, Parmesan, toast/croutons!
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