Cos heart and cucumber salad with tarragon vinaigrette

Name: Cos heart and cucumber salad with tarragon vinaigrette
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1½ tbsp finely chopped French tarragon; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp tarragon vinegar; 1 tbsp verjuice; 60 ml olive oil (¼ cup); 3 baby cos hearts, cut into wedges; 2 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced on a mandolin; 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally

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Serves 8

Styling byEmma Knowles

Ingredients

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1½ tbsp finely chopped French tarragon

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp tarragon vinegar

1 tbsp verjuice

60 ml olive oil (¼ cup)

3 baby cos hearts, cut into wedges

2 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced on a mandolin

2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally

Method

Main

1.Combine garlic, tarragon, mustard, vinegar, verjuice and olive oil in a screw top jar, season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and shake vigorously to combine.

2.Combine lettuce, cucumber and green onions in a bowl, drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.

Styling by Emma Knowles