Brother and Sister Salad

With every new season comes a sense of cleansing. The new smells in the air combine a sense of familiarity with excitement for something new coming into our lives. I think today’s recipe is going to be about the new season, familiarity and that cleansing; it will be a brother and sister salad.

The basic inspiration for this dish comes from all of my favourite salad ingredients and will be coated by Andrea’s (my sister’s) famous dressing.

Here are the fruits and veggies you will need for the brother portion of the salad:

Prep time approximately 20 mins. (depending on your chopping skills)


1/2 head of Escarole (separated and washed)
1 full head of Frisée (separated and washed)
4 Leaves of Fresh basil
5 chive stalks (chopped)
2 Green Apples (cored and cut into 16ths)
5 Tomatillos (halved)
1/2 Cucumber (Sliced and quartered)

Here are the ingredients for the sister dressing:

4 tbsp Cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. fresh Lemon juice
1/3 cup of Olive oil
1garlic cube or 2 crushed and finely chopped cloves
1 Tsp. Kosher salt
Fresh ground pepper to taste

Make sure that all the fruits and veggies are cleaned and patted dry; throw it all into a mixing bowl. Take all the sister ingredients and pop them into a dressing shaker (or even a small drink shaker if you want), shake it all up and pour over the salad in the mixing bowl. Toss the salad, serve it, and that’s it, simple easy, fresh and very, very tasty.