A Salad of Raw Artichokes

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   Make the dressing first.

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   Dissolve a good pinch of salt in the juice of the lemon, twist in a few turns of the peppermill, then whisk in enough olive and walnut oil to make a thickish dressing.

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   I usually find two tablespoons of each is about enough.

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   You want the lemon to really sing rather than sit quietly in the back row.

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   Peel the artichokes, then slice them thinly, using a vegetable peeler.

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   They will be almost transparent.

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   I usually let the shavings of artichoke fall into the dressing so that they dont discolor.

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   Chop the parsley, but not too finely, then toss gently with the salad.

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   Add any of the ingredients below or not, as the mood takes you.

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    Hazelnuts, skinned and toasted.

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    Toasted walnuts.

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    Thin slices of grilled scallop.

13. 13

    Peeled shrimp.

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