Chef Massimo’s Salad & Buttermilk Dressing

Ingredients

Salad Dressing
• 1 pack artisan lettuce mix, cut, washed and dried
• 8 asparagus, shaved with a potato peeler
• 1 cup fiddleheads, blanched
• ½ cup green peas, blanched
• ½ bunch green onions, chopped
• 4 radishes, sliced thin
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 small red onion, julienne
Salad
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• vinegar
• chives, chopped
• salt and pepper to
• taste

Instructions

Dressing
1. Mix all the ingredients together, and taste for correct seasoning.
Salad
2. Place all the ingredients in a bowl.
3. Mix well, add the dressing, and toss until all the leaves are coated.
4. Carefully place on serving plates making sure to divide all the ingredients equally.
Optional
5. A nice finishing touch would be to drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the plated salads. Adding toasted slivered walnuts will also give an extra pleasant crunch to the dish.