Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
French Bistro Salad
French Bistro Salad brings together bibb lettuce, romaine lettuce, and tarragon. Use the jar-shaking step to bring the ingredients together before serving. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Cuisine
- French
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Salads
A few quick notes
1. Have the jar ready for mixing
Use the jar-shaking step to bring the ingredients together before serving. Check the mixture as the recipe directs, then add or use it at the stated step.
2. Keep the assembly order in view
Set out the serving plate or bowl before arranging the ingredients. Follow the layering and finishing order in the method, including any short pause before serving.
Get to know the ingredients
Bibb lettuce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Assemble: Pile lettuce on a platter (flatter better than deep bowl).
Romaine lettuce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Assemble: Pile lettuce on a platter (flatter better than deep bowl).
Tarragon
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Quick Pickled Eschalots: Stir sugar in vinegar until dissolved.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 3 steps completeMake room for French Bistro Salad
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve immediately! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Read the first preparation step before you get going: Quick Pickled Eschalots: Stir sugar in vinegar until dissolved.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Use the jar-shaking step to bring the ingredients together before serving. Check the mixture as the recipe directs, then add or use it at the stated step.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Serve immediately!
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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