Garden Salad with Herbs and Sour-Cherry Dressing

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Herbs and leafy greens are combined for a summery salad that's balanced by tart cherries in a simple sherry vinaigrette.

garden salad with sour cherry dressing
Photo:

Mikkel Vang

Total Time:
30 mins
Yield:
6 to 8 Serves

Handfuls of fresh herbs and leafy greens plus fronds of fennel provide a depth of flavor in this summery salad. Tart cherries are quickly marinated in a simple sherry vinaigrette then mixed with the salad.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar or aged red-wine vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 6 ounces fresh sour cherries, rinsed, drained, pitted, and halved or quartered (1 cup)

  • 1 fennel bulb, halved length-wise, cored, and thinly sliced, plus ½ cup fronds

  • 2 cups mixed fresh tender-herb leaves, such as shiso, basil, tarragon, anise hyssop, and mint

  • 5 cups mixed greens, such as watercress, amaranth, tatsoi, and arugula

  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced (½ cup)

  • 6 radishes, thinly sliced (1 cup)

Directions

  1. Stir together vinegar, lemon juice, a large pinch of salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Whisk in oil. Stir in cherries; let stand at least 5 minutes and up to 30 minutes.

  2. Finely chop fennel fronds; mix with herbs. Toss greens with herb mixture. Gently mix in onions, radishes, and sliced fennel; add dressing and cherries, tossing to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, July/August 2019

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