Emerald Divinity

Name: Emerald Divinity
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 10 g picked basil leaves; 100 g mayonnaise or vegenaise; ¼ tsp sea salt; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 50 ml olive oil; 50 g picked flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced; 4 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced; 4 baby gem lettuces, cut lengthwise into quarters; 4 celery sticks, tough strings removed, sliced; 2 tbsp picked tarragon leaves; 50 g watercress, tough stems removed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Salads

By Fi Buchanan

Published 2023

About

This green, intensely delicious dressing is perfect poured on crisp flavour vessels like celery and baby gem leaves. Or dip crisps in it. Try it on grilled chicken or over crispy tofu. It’s the taste of spring in a sauce. For a healthier alternative, replace the mayonnaise with one very ripe avocado.

Ingredients

4 baby gem lettuces, cut lengthwise into quarters
4 celery sticks, tough strings removed, sliced
1 small fennel bulb, thinly

Vegetarian
March
Spring
Gluten-free

Method

Make the dressing by blitzing the parsley, watercress, tarragon and basil in a blender for two 10-second pulses, then add the lemon juice, vinegar, oil, mayonnaise or vegenaise and the salt and blend until incorporated.

Arrange the lettuce, celery, fennel and spring onions on a large platter. Either serve the dressing on the side so people can add their own or dip, or drizzle the dressi