Don Giovanni Salad ( B O G Salad)

""When we get there, we'll order up a big salad in a wooden bowl, with basil and spinach and fennel and cilantro and radicchio, and we'll have it with olive oil and vinegar and pepper and garlic."- Book of Guys by Garrison Keillor, Chapter 6, page 138. A funny passage among many funny passages found in Keillor's book published in 1993. Thus begins my odyssey to bring this salad to life- as in life imitating art. Use the freshest ingredients you can find and elaborate on this recipe to your heart's content. Wouldn't fresh parmesan be good in this? Red onion?"
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Begin by cutting the garlic clove in half and taking one half and rubbing along the inside of serving bowl.
  • Toss the basil leaves, baby spinach leaves, diced fennel bulbs, cilantro leaves and radicchio together lightly in a salad bowl.
  • Mince the two garlic halves, adding to the salad along with the olive oil, white wine vinegar, fennel fronds and Parmesan if using. Toss lightly.
  • Serve salad with lemon wedges, a good bottle of wine and of course crusty Italian bread. Don't forget the freshly ground black pepper for the final touch!
  • NOTE: *Experiment with any fresh imported Italian cheese of your choice, shaved.

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Reviews

  1. I love this salad. I have eaten it almost everyday since I found this recipe last week. Sometimes I add more basil, sometimes more cilantro...what a delightful mix of fresh flavours. The only problem is I am drinking alot more Pinot, it goes beautifully with the salad. Thanks so much for the recipe!
     
  2. My grandma makes a sald like this, and its very good. The fennel adds such a distinct flavour that is just wonderful
     
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