Butter Butter Salad
Tender butterhead lettuce gets a glossy toss with clarified butter, lemon, salt and pepper for a rich, bright salad with almost no prep.
Prep 5 min · Cook 5 min · Total 30 min · Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 head of butterhead lettuce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
Directions
- Start by clarifying the butter. Set it in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and warm it until the surface just starts to bubble. Take the pan off the heat, then skim away the solids from the top.
- Pour the butter gradually into a small bowl, stopping before the heavier solids at the bottom of the pan go in. Leave it until it reaches room temperature.
- Put the lettuce into a large bowl, then drizzle it with the clarified butter and lemon juice. Taste and adjust as you like; you probably will not need all of the butter. Finish with salt and pepper to taste.