Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
Salad
- 1/2 cup pancetta, sliced into ½ inch thick cubes
- 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, coated with Spectrum® Organic Mediterranean Olive Oil
- Hain Pure Foods® Sea Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 4 hearts of Romaine, cut into 1½ inch slices
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Dressing
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons of grainy Dijon mustard
- 4-6 anchovy fillets (optional)
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 cup of Spectrum® Organic Mediterranean Olive Oil
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven 400°F.
- Place pancetta and tomatoes on a baking sheet and sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper.
- Roast in oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until pancetta is brown and crispy.
- Remove and drain pancetta on a paper towel.
- Place egg yolk, garlic, mustard, anchovies, ¼ cup lemon juice, salt and pepper into a food processor and process until smooth.
- With the food processor on low / slow speed, slowly add the oil in a slow stream and process until ingredients have emulsified.
- Pulse in ½ cup parmesan cheese. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- In a large bowl toss lettuce with enough dressing to coat leaves well, add remaining cheese and lemon juice.
- Divide between four salad plates, sprinkle with pancetta and tomatoes.