Chopped Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette, Feta, and Dill

A fresh and crisp chopped salad featuring sugar snap peas, radishes, cucumbers, romaine, and radicchio, dressed with a tangy shallot-lemon vinaigrette and topped with crumbled feta and fresh dill.

6 servings
25 min

Ingredients

  • 1 medium shallot
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • to taste Kosher salt
  • 8 ounces sugar snap peas
  • 1 bunch radishes
  • 4 medium Persian cucumbers
  • 1 heart romaine
  • ½ head radicchio
  • 6 ounces feta
  • cups dill fronds
  • to taste black pepper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Mix shallot, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vinegar in a large bowl. Let sit 10 minutes, then mix in oil. Set vinaigrette aside.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, mix a palmful of salt into a medium bowl of ice water; add peas. Let sit 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry (this makes them super crisp).

    10 min

  3. 3.

    Add peas, radishes, cucumbers, romaine, and radicchio to bowl with reserved vinaigrette; toss well to coat. Add feta and dill, season with salt and pepper, and toss again to combine. Transfer to a platter to serve.

    5 min

  4. 4.

    Vinaigrette can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.