All Pretty Lettuces Deserve this Yummy Yuzu Dressing

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I still think about Bodhi Tree Farm and am so sad they aren't coming to Grow NYC markets anymore. However, many other farms provide super cute baby lettuces and you can use this dressing to enjoy any of them.

Things you'll need:
1 lb baby lettuces 1 ripe heirloom tomato, sliced thin 1/2 cucumber, sliced into thin rounds 1/4 lb of snow peas, ends trimmed	2 tbl yuzu juice 1 tbl tahini 1 tbl miso water

Serves 4

If you can't find yuzu, try Filipino calamansi. And if you can't find either of those, mix 2 parts lemon juice with 1 part tangerine. It's not the same but I like that combination.

Whisk the miso, tahini and citrus to combine. Add water gradually to thin it out into a creamy dressing.

Divide the vegetables onto four salad plates. Drizzle the dressing before serving. Do not pre-toss if you are not serving right away. Dressing will keep for a week, covered.

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You Know You Want Fresh Mozzarella Salad for Breakfast

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As much as I love frying eggs to a crispy and dipping various meats and toast into runny yolk, I start to feel like my insides are lined with grease. Salad for breakfast sounds like a pretty radical idea but it's easy to convince anyone when there is a large slab of fresh cheese involved.  

Sometimes on my way to work, I stop by the Union Square  Farmer's Market. It was a gorgeous May day and celtuce was in season. I was unaware at the time but there is a whole root vegetable that was attached to these bitter greens. I also found a fresh ball of mozzarella at the Central Valley Farm stand. It is lightly salted and very delicate, cracking into familiar yellow curds when you cut it.  I threw my finds together in a salad, but I think you can swap out the cheese for any fresh varieties like ricotta, burrata or oaxaca.

You'll need:
1 fresh mozzarella ball, sliced thick 1 bunch of celtuce 4-5 garlic chives Olive oil Maldon salt	Broccoli flowers Mache flowers* Balsamic vinegar *Substitute with any flowering herb like thyme or microgreens like radish.

Cut the mozzarella into four thick discs, slicing horizontally. Place a piece of cheese on a bed of celtuce greens. Layer on the flowers and garlic chives before sprinkling the Maldon, olive oil and balsamic to your liking. 

If you're prepping ahead of time to serve, plate the salad without dressing and drizzle on when you're ready to eat. Serves 4 as an appetizer.

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