Yes, grilled salad! Howard and I had this in Blue on Mission Street in our old neighborhood. It was quite a surprise. I went home and found a recipe that was pretty close and adapted it.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 1 shallot, halved lengthwise and peeled
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3/4 cups olive oil
- 4 romaine hearts
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Blue in San Francisco
& Allrecipes.com
serves 4-6
Directions
Preheat oven to 225°F. Mix olive oil, white sugar, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large re-sealable plastic bag. Place tomatoes in the bag, seal, and shake to coat. Arrange coated tomato halves cut side up on a baking sheet. Bake tomatoes 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Remove from heat, and let cool.
In a blender or food processor, finely chop the shallots. Add vinegar and brown sugar, and process until smooth. Slowly add 1 3/4 cups oil, processing frequently, so as to thicken the mixture.
Preheat grill for high heat. Brush romaine hearts with 1 tablespoon olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Place romaine hearts on the preheated grill. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, turning frequently, until slightly charred but not heated all the way through. Serve warm on salad plates surrounded by tomato pieces, avocado and drizzled with the shallot dressing.