My Wife's Favorite Salad

15m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Place six Yukon Gold B-sized potatoes and a handful of peeled garlic cloves into a pot.
  2. 2Add a good handful of kosher salt to the potatoes and garlic in the pot.
  3. 3Cover the potatoes with equal parts water and vinegar.
  4. 4Place the pot over medium to high heat and simmer the potatoes until they are fully cooked, about 15-20 minutes.
  5. 5Once the potatoes are fully cooked, strain them.
  6. 6Add the strained potatoes back into the pot.
  7. 7Drizzle olive oil over the potatoes.
  8. 8Add a pinch of onion powder and a pinch of garlic powder to the potatoes.
  9. 9Shake the pot to coat the potatoes with the seasonings.
  10. 10Working on a half sheet tray, press the potatoes down onto the tray.
  11. 11Remove most of the stem from the cauliflower.
  12. 12Cut the whole head of cauliflower in half from the core end.
  13. 13Cut the cauliflower through the core one more time.
  14. 14Hold each quarter of cauliflower upside down by the core, rest it on your cutting board, and follow the core with your knife to remove the florets.
  15. 15Pry apart any florets that are stuck together with your fingers.
  16. 16For larger cauliflower florets, cut them into uniform bite-sized pieces.
  17. 17Place all your cauliflower florets on the same half sheet tray as your potatoes.
  18. 18Add about a cup of diced cabbage to the cauliflower.
  19. 19Drizzle olive oil over the cauliflower and cabbage.
  20. 20Add a pinch of onion powder and a pinch of garlic powder to the cauliflower and cabbage.
  21. 21Mix the vegetables on the tray to ensure everything is coated.
  22. 22Season the entire tray of vegetables with kosher salt.
  23. 23Place the tray into a 425-450 degree Fahrenheit oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until everything is cooked and slightly caramelized.
  24. 24Grate two garlic cloves into a container using a microplane for the salad dressing.
  25. 25Add about a tablespoon of Dijon mustard to the garlic.
  26. 26Pour three tablespoons of balsamic vinegar into the container.
  27. 27Add two pinches of kosher salt, a pinch of onion powder, and a pinch of black pepper to the dressing ingredients.
  28. 28Pour about a half a cup of olive oil into the container.
  29. 29Close the container and shake vigorously to emulsify the dressing.
  30. 30For the red leaf lettuce, hold it by the core, lay it on your cutting board, split the head of lettuce in half leaving the core intact.
  31. 31Rotate the red leaf lettuce 90 degrees and split it again, leaving the core intact, then chop.
  32. 32Cut the romaine lettuce the exact same way as the red leaf lettuce.
  33. 33If your lettuce has any physical dirt or bugs, wash it thoroughly.
  34. 34Pour some of the prepared easy dressing into a large salad bowl.
  35. 35Add plenty of chopped lettuce to the bowl.
  36. 36Add the caramelized and toasted vegetables, including the potatoes, to the salad bowl.
  37. 37Squeeze some lemon juice over the salad.
  38. 38Sprinkle some Parmesan cheese into the salad.

Ingredients

  • 6 Yukon Gold B-sized potatoes
  • 1 handful garlic cloves
  • 1 handful kosher salt
  • 1 equal parts water
  • 1 equal parts vinegar
  • olive oil
  • 1 pinch onion powder
  • 1 pinch garlic powder
  • 1 whole head cauliflower
  • 1 cup diced cabbage
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 pinches kosher salt
  • 1 pinch onion powder
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 0.5 cup olive oil
  • red leaf lettuce
  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • lemon
  • Parmesan

Equipment

potcolanderhalf sheet traycutting boardknifemicroplanestorage containertongssalad bowl

Tips

  • If eating the salad multiple times in the same week, boil a bunch of potatoes at once, refrigerate them, and smash them onto the tray when ready to eat.
  • When cutting cauliflower, ensure to cut through the core to help hold each bite-sized piece together.