California Pizza Kitchen
White Balsamic Provencal Salad

Ingredients

Vinaigrette Dressing

• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/4 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 tablespoon dried herbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed black pepper
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons olive oil

Salad

• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 1 pound baby arugula leaves
• 3 cups slivered red cabbage
• 6 Roma tomatoes, cut and diced
• 18 sun dried tomatoes
• 1 pound feta cheese
• 24 Kalamata olives, pitted and cut in half

Instructions

Vinaigrette Dressing

1. In a mixing bowl, use a hand held electric mixer on low speed or a whisk to blend together the vinegar, garlic, herbs, salt, lemon zest, and pepper.
2. Beating or whisking continuously, slowly pour in the oil, blending until it is thoroughly incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Salad

1. In a large mixing bowl, use salad servers to toss together the romaine, arugula, cabbage and dressing.
2. Transfer the salad to chilled serving plates. Surround each serving with a ring of diced Roma tomatoes, then top with sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese and Kalamata olives.

Attribution

Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 3/12/2002 11:22 am

Source: WXIA 11, Atlanta - 5/8/00 - from California Pizza Kitchen