Salad Lyonnaise

Salad Lyonnaise
Serves 4
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Ingredients
  1. 1 head butter lettuce
  2. 1 Friseé Lettuce (optional)
  3. 8 oz slab bacon
  4. 4 eggs
  5. ½ French baguette
  6. 2 oz Dijon mustard
  7. 2 oz red wine vinegar
  8. 4 oz light olive oil
Instructions
  1. Clean lettuce, cut leaves into medium size pieces.
  2. Cut the bacon slab into ¼” thick slices, then cut into ¼” pieces.
  3. Blanch by dropping bacon pieces in boiling water for about 4 minutes. Remove & drain.
  4. Sauté blanched bacon in hot pan until light brown.
  5. Drain & reserve.
  6. Cut baguette into ½” cubes, sprinkle with some olive oil, salt & pepper. Bake in baking pan at 350◦ until light brown. Reserve.
  7. Poached egg: bring about 2 quarts salted water & 1 oz vinegar to a heavy simmer in pot. Crack whole egg into small container individually (see special technique during demonstration), then drop into hot water. Drop up to 4 eggs at a time. Cook until egg white is firm & eggs float, about 4 minutes. Remove & chill in ice bath.
Dressing
  1. Pour vinegar into small mixing bowl. Add salt (1/4 tsp), pepper (1/4 tsp). Mix well. Add mustard, mix well. Incorporate olive oil slowly with whisk.
Presentation
  1. Toss lettuce in dressing. Display the salad on each plate* Add croutons and warmed up lardons (cooked bacon). Top with one poached egg on each salad after warming them in boiling salted water for 3 minutes.
  2. Optional: Chopped herbs (chive, parsley) sprinkled over & served and a turn of fresh ground pepper
  3. *Separate salad & croutons on 4 plates
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