Recipe summary
Ease of Preparation: Easy
A recipe is merely words on paper; a guideline, a starting point from which to improvise. It cannot pretend to replace the practiced hand and telling glance of a watchful cook. For that reason feel free to stir your own ideas into this dish. When you cook it once, it becomes yours, so personalize it a bit. Add more of an ingredient you like or less of something you don?t like. Try substituting one ingredient for another. Remember words have no flavour, you have to add your own.
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4
Ingredients
Italian Salad with Basil
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1
pound
mixed baby greens, cleaned and dried
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1
bunch
or 2 bunches fresh baby arugula, cleaned and dried
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Half of a red onion, sliced thinly
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1
large bunch of fresh basil leaves
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1/2
cup
pine nuts
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100
grams
(4 ounce) wedge of Parmesan cheese
Homemade Croutons
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1
baguette, cut into 1-inch cubes
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Olive oil, for drizzling
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2
teaspoons
dried oregano or basil
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Salt and pepper
The Dressing
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1
tablespoon
any type mustard
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2
tablespoons
red wine vinegar
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3
tablespoons
olive oil
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Salt and pepper