Cuban Tossed Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• 6 -8 radishes, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 4 garlic cloves, mashed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the tomatoes in wedges, cut the onion in thin slices. break up the lettuce by hand.
• 2 toss all ingredients together with the radishes. place all the vegetables in the refrigerator to chill.
• 3 use a mortar and pestle to mash the garlic with the salt and pepper. in a small bowl, add the olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice to the crushed garlic. whisk together thoroughly.
• 4 you can also use a blender to emulsify the oil and liquids.
• 5 just before serving: gradually add the dressing, a little at a time, while you toss the salad with a couple of large salad forks.
• 6 add just enough dressing to cover the salad -- more or less to your own taste.