St. John’s Parsley and Onion Salad

Name: St. John’s Parsley and Onion Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon sea salt; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup large salted capers, prepared as; 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 cups flat or Italian parsley leaves, washed, spin-dried; freshly ground black pepper; 1 large red onion, peeled; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Jeremiah Tower Cooks

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 2002

About

St. John’s in London is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere. It is all about simplicity without pretension, and using fresh ingredients without claiming to have invented the idea. They know these two concepts have been in England for centuries.

I have taken the liberty of adding mint.

Ingredients

1 large red onion, peeled
2 cups flat or Italian parsley leaves, washed, spin-dried
¼

Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Drain the capers and put them in a bowl with the lemon juice, zest, and olive oil.

Slice the onions crosswise 1/16-inch thick and put them in a bowl, dividing them into rings. Add the sea salt and mint and toss. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.

Add the parsley to the onion bowl, and