Salad Lyonnaise Recipes

SALADE LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Put frisée or other greens in large salad bowl. Put olive oil in skillet over medium heat. When hot, add bacon and cook slowly until crisp all over, about 10 minutes. Add shallot or onion and cook until softened, a minute or two. Add vinegar and mustard to the skillet and bring just to a boil, stirring, then turn off heat.
• Meanwhile, bring about an inch of salted water to a boil in a small, deep skillet, then lower heat to barely bubbling. One at a time, break eggs into a shallow bowl and slip them into the bubbling water. Cook eggs for 3 to 5 minutes, just until the white is set and the yolk has filmed over. Remove each egg with a slotted spoon and drain briefly on paper towel.
• If necessary, gently reheat dressing, then pour over greens (they should wilt just a bit), toss and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top each portion with an egg and serve immediately. (Each person gets to break the egg.)

LYONNAISE SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 300 F.
• Cut, wash, and dry the frisée lettuce.
• Cut the brioche into cubes. Bake until browned and almost crispy, about 7 to 10 minutes. When toasted, set aside to cool.
• Cut the bacon into large lardons, approximately 1/2-inch thick. In a sauté pan over medium heat, fry the lardons until they are golden and the fat has rendered substantially, about 7 to 9 minutes. Remove the lardons and all but 1 tablespoon of the rendered fat. Drain lardons on a paper towel and set aside.
• Add the diced shallots to the pan with the remaining fat and sauté over low heat until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• To a small jar or bottle with a lid, add the oil, vinegar, and mustard. Add the sautéed shallots. Close the jar and shake until emulsified , about 30 to 60 seconds. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add 3 inches of water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Add a generous pinch of salt. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer.
• Gently crack the egg into a small bowl or ramekin, taking care not to break the yolk. Stir the simmering water with a wooden spoon to create a little vortex, then gently tip the egg into the center. Poach the egg for 3 minutes.
• While the egg is poaching, toss the frisée with the vinaigrette and lardons.
• Plate with the dressed bacon and frisée on the bottom, followed by the brioche croutons.
• Remove the egg with a slotted spoon. Allow the egg to drain for a moment in the spoon, then place it atop the salad. Finish with salt and fresh ground pepper. Serve immediately.

SALADE LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Place the olive oil in a skillet and turn the heat to medium. Add the bacon and cook slowly until it is crisp all over, 10 minutes or more. Add the shallot and cook for a minute or two longer, until the shallot softens. Keep the bacon warm in the skillet.
• Heat a salad bowl by filling it with hot water and letting it sit for a minute. Dry it and toss in the greens. Add the vinegar and mustard to the skillet and bring just to a boil, stirring. Pour the liquid and the bacon over the greens and season to taste; they shouldn't need much salt.
• Divide the salad among 4 plates. Top each portion with a poached egg, sprinkle with croutons if you're using them, and serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S SALAD LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Remove and discard the root ends from each head of frisee lettuce. Chop leaves into 1-inch pieces and transfer to a large salad spinner. Fill with cold water, swish well to remove any dirt and sand, then drain and spin until completely dry. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Whisk shallots, Dijon, salt, pepper, and sherry vinegar together in a large bowl until well combined. Add oil slowly, a little at a time, and continue whisking until dressing is thick and emulsified; set aside.
• Place bacon in a cold pan over medium heat; cook until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.
• While the bacon is cooking, fill a pot with water. Add a pinch of salt and a dash of white vinegar and bring to a simmer.
• Place 1/4 of the chilled frisee in a mixing bowl. Add 1/4 of the cooked bacon (don't add too much bacon grease, but it's okay to have a little) along with a generous helping of the vinaigrette. Toss with tongs until frisee is thoroughly coated. Transfer to a salad plate or shallow bowl. Repeat to prep the remaining three salads.
• Drop eggs, one at a time, into the simmering water and let cook, without touching, for 20 to 30 seconds. Nudge them gently with a spoon to make sure they're not stuck on the bottom and continue to cook until whites are set and yolks are runny, 2 to 3 minutes more. Lift each poached egg carefully with a slotted spoon, drain well, and place carefully on a salad, flipping so the yolk is facing down.
• Sprinkle with cayenne, sea salt, and chives and serve.

SALADE LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Directions 1.Tear the frisée into bite-sized pieces and soak it in cold water for at least 10 minutes. This crisps the frisée giving it more structure. Drain the frisée and run it through a salad spinner to dry thoroughly. 2.Prepare 4 poached eggs. Cut the croissants in half and toast until browned and very crisp. 3.Cut the lardon into thick batons and add to a frying pan along with the olive oil. Fry over medium heat until the lardon are nicely browned. Transfer the lardon to a plate, and then add the shallots to the pan. 4.Fry the shallots until the just start turning brown and are very fragrant. Add the vinegar, mustard, honey and salt, and whisk the mixture together to create an emulsion. Add the parsley. 5.Put the frisée into a bowl along with the lardon and pour the warm dressing over the salad. Toss to coat. 6.To plate, put a croissant on the plate, cover with the salad, then top with a poached egg. Serve immediately with some fresh ground pepper. Yield: 4 servings

SALAD LYONNAISE (WARM BACON & EGG SALAD)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan, then add the bacon and garlic. Sizzle for about 15 mins until the bacon is crisp and brown, then scoop it out with a slotted spoon into a bowl, leaving the garlic and bacon fat in the pan. Throw the bread into the pan and toss in the bacon fat, adding the remaining oil if the pan is dry. Fry the croutons for 5 mins on a low heat, tossing occasionally until golden and crisp, then remove pan from heat.
• While the croutons are frying, make the dressing. Whisk the chopped shallot, vinegar, mustard and 1 tbsp water in a small bowl. add the oil gradually to make a thick dressing, season, then set aside. Cut away and keep the lighter lettuce leaves and wash if needed, discarding any of the tough outer leaves.
• When all of your ingredients are ready, bring a pan of water to a gentle boil and add the vinegar. Crack the eggs into small bowls then gently lower into the water and poach for 3 mins exactly. Line a plate with kitchen paper and use a slotted spoon to lift the eggs onto the plate (see tip).
• Tip most of the croutons, lardons, all the leaves and two-thirds of the dressing into a salad bowl and toss well. Pile the salad high into the middle of two plates and arrange the remaining croutons and lardons around the side of the plates with the shallot rings. Drizzle the rest of the dressing around the outside and, just before serving, top each plate of salad with an egg, then season it.

SALAD LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Heat 2--3 Tablespoons olive oil and garlic clove until hot.
• Fry baguette slices making crouton and drain on paper towels. Pour off the oil, discarding garlic, and save oil for another use, like frying crouton for future salads, if desired. Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.
• Fry bacon in skillet until crisp and drain on paper towel.
• You can either drain off the bacon grease and saute onion slices in remaining olive oil. Or you can saute onion in the bacon grease. Either way, let the browned bits from bacon remain in your skillet and saute onion until softened.
• Meanwhile heat water to simmering in a medium sized saucepan. Water should only be simmering, not boiling. Add a touch of salt and some white vinegar. The vinegar helps the eggs hold their shape in the simmering water.
• Break eggs into a saucer, one at a time, and gently slide into simmering water. Allow to simmer until desired doneness and whites are set. For an oozing yolk, it takes just under 3 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove eggs from simmering water and drain on paper towels.
• While eggs are draining, complete making the dressing. Add the red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard to the warmed onions and combine well, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the skillet. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Salt is essential for the dressing).
• Stir in crouton, then add in the lettuce to wilt ever so slightly.
• Serve up in a large bowl, topping with crumbled bacon and poached eggs.