Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • A few grinds of pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar or honey
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
  • The leaves of 1 head of lettuce

Method

  • Mix together the vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, mustard, and sugar or honey in a salad bowl.
  • Whisk in the olive oil.
  • Add the shallots, and pour the dressing into the bottom of the bowl.
  • Wash the lettuce, and dry it in a salad spinner or in a paper towel.
  • Tear it up into bite-sized pieces.
  • Gently place the lettuce on top of the dressing.
  • Just before serving, toss the salad.
  • The French say to toss the dressing thirteen times so you will not become an old maid!