Spectacular Dirty Martini Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
I like to dress up simple greens with a unique olive dressing. Serving the salad in martini glasses and the dressing in a shot glass makes for a fun presentation.—Pamela Clark, Bonaire, Georgia
Ingredients
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1 medium lemon
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8 pimiento-stuffed olives
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8 frilled toothpicks
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2 tablespoons kosher salt
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2 packages (5 ounces each) spring mix salad greens
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2 medium tomatoes, chopped
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1 small red onion, thinly sliced
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1/4 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives
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DRESSING:
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1 shallot, halved
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6 pimiento-stuffed olives plus 1/4 cup juice from the jar, divided
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1/4 cup white wine vinegar
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1/4 cup vodka or additional white wine vinegar
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 cup olive oil
Directions
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1.
Cut lemon in half lengthwise; cut one half into eight thin wedges. Thread olives and lemon wedges onto toothpicks for garnishes; set aside.
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2.
Using the lemon half, moisten the rims of eight large cocktail glasses. Sprinkle salt on a plate; hold glasses upside down and dip rims into salt. Divide the salad greens, tomatoes, onion and sliced olives among prepared glasses. Top each with a prepared toothpick.
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3.
In a food processor, combine shallot and olives; cover and process until finely chopped. Add the vinegar, vodka, olive juice and lemon juice; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Divide among eight shot glasses; serve with salads.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 306 calories, 30g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 358mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.
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