Author Notes
Every time I try to make something healthy is backfires. For example many times I will add butter, cream, bacon or a combination of the three to an otherwise healthy vegetable. This is what happened the other day when I tried to make a simple side salad. It popped into my head that some sauteed shallots in butter would be quite delicious on top of my healthy greens. Oh well C'est la vie! —singing_baker
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Ingredients
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1 tablespoon
olive oil
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3 tablespoons
butter
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2
shallots, sliced
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1/4 cup
grapefruit juice
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1/2 teaspoon
grapefruit zest
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1
head butter lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
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1 teaspoon
tarragon, chopped
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1/2
fennel bulb, sliced thin on a mandoline
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4
radishes, sliced thin on mandoline
Directions
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Heat olive oil and butter in a saute pan over medium high heat. Add sliced shallots and cook until golden. Add grapefruit juice to pan to deglaze and take off the heat.
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To the saute pan add tarragon and grapefruit zest. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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toss dressing with butter lettuce, radishes and fennel. Enjoy!
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