Green Salad with Pears and Ricotta Salata
And A Lemon And Shallot Vinaigrette
Simple salad, turned out great.
What you will need
1 head butter lettuce
1 shallot
1 lemon
Black pepper
2 pears
1 oz ricotta salata
Salt
Olive oil
(Nutritional facts 62 calories, 2.04 g fat, 11.37 g carbohydrates, 1.13 g protein, 2 mg cholesterol, 672 mg sodium)How to cook
1
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Gently split apart the greens. Wash and dry.
2
3
![slicing a fine checkerboard accross the sliced face of the shallot.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0z.jpg)
Line up the halves. Hatch the shallot perpendicular to the root. As though slicing a fine checkerboard accross the sliced face of the shallot.
4
![ubes of shallot.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9OCZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
Now you can chop parallel to the root tip and you end up with little tiny cubes of shallot.
5
![black pepper in there too. Let that sit for awhile.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MTAmcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9Mg==.jpg)
In abowl, combine the shallots with the juice of a large lemon. Crack some black pepper in there too. Let that sit for awhile.
6
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MTImcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9Mg==.jpg)
Halve the pears.
7
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MTQmcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9Mw==.jpg)
Slice out the stem. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
8
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MTcmcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9Mw==.jpg)
Line up the halves and slice.
9
![salatta.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MjAmcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9Mg==.jpg)
Toss pears and greens with a little salt and pepper. Grate in some ricotta salatta.
10
![Serve with a little grated ricotta on top.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-5134340-1566600103022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MjImcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9MQ==.jpg)
Toss in the shallot and lemon. Pour in a little olive oil. Toss and taste. Serve with a little grated ricotta on top.
How to Brunoise a Shallot
Back in maybe 2006, I staged for 1 night at this place called Chef Mavro's. It's still one of the best restaurants in Hawaii. What I remember most about that night is being shown how to brunoise a shallot.