Salad With Anchovy-Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe (2024)

This is my go-to salad for dinner parties. Double the dressing (I use one full tin of anchovies with the oil strained out per single batch of dressing) make it in advance in a blender, store in a glass jar. Prewash the leaves and store in a slightly damp pillowcase in the crisper. Just before serving, toss the leaves with dressing on an oval platter. It does look sexiest on a gorgeous white oval platter. No matter how much of this salad I prepare, it is never, ever enough.

Melissa, this is an awesome salad. My husband thinks he doesn't like radicchio or anchovies, but this salad, he adores. I've made it quite a few times; sometimes I substitute frizée if I can find it, or any really interesting mixed greens. Thanks for this winner!

Soak the prepared head of radicchio in cold water for one hour and then spin dry, this removes the bitter taste of the radicchio.

Like a Caesar dressing without the egg yolk or anchovies, a nice change of pace from my favorite vinaigrette. Used last night on salad of spring mix, fennel, clementines and slivered onion. Easy enough to make a batch and keep on hand in a salad dressing shaker (Oxo makes a great one)

Very good vinaigrette, and excellent with the peppery greens. Second time, I added just a bit of white balsamic along with the lemon juice

Less oil! More lemon juice. Otherwise nice.

Love this dressing! Made it a number of times and it's always delicious. I just throw everything into a food processor and drizzle in the oil.

No, they wouldn't. You could use anchovy paste.

Excellent dressing! I used it on a mix of kale, spinach, arugula, and avocado because that's what I had on hand. Will definitely make again. I wonder how it would be on roasted brussels sprouts?

I substitute capers for anchovies. Less threatening.

I made this again last night and decided to grate the garlic cloves on my microplane...basically does what the mortar/pestle do. Still a hit unless one really hates anchovy.

This is really good. Even people who don’t like salad went back for more. I put the garlic through the garlic press instead of chopping.

So easy and so good. I worried about a heavy anchovy taste but it was great. Dreessing greens lightly is imprtant.

A fantastic salad. I used some salted, Sicilian anchovies for the dressing and Meyer lemon for the juice.

I fillet equals 1/2 tsp paste

Everyone at my dinner party last night asked "what was in that dressing??" and several requested the recipe. Smash hit.

Put garlic through a garlic press, soak head of radicchio in ice water(optional)

Use food processor, garlic press, soak radicchio one hour in cold water. Add grated lemon rind, decrease oil.

If 2 quarts of arugula in 28 ounces, this would be 4 bags of arugula?! I guess it tracks for 8 people? Winging it, I used two 7 oz bags and halved the rest of the ingredients. It turned out great. But I am still curious about the quart measurement? I’ve only ever seen ounces or grams for greens. Can someone please clarify this measurement. Thanks!

Radiccio needs to be be placed in water for 1 hour for less bitterness.

Used a processor for the dressing- anchovies and garlic first, then added the other ingredients except the oil. Based on others suggestions, used less oil, about 1/3C, but still tasted a little too oily so I added about 2 more tsp of lemon juice. Used water cress, radicchio, red Bibb and shaved fennel. Delicious!

Oh such a dilemma! Do I use my tin of anchovies for this recipe, or make Patricia Wells' Anchoïde from Epicurious (no Dijon)? Hopefully I'll decide by the time I get down to the kitchen...the arugula/spinach/thinly shaved white cabbage mix is waiting, but there are also 6 bell peppers to play with! Solution: go buy another tin of anchovies for tomorrow's dinner.

Needed more vinegar so added a teaspoon more.

So delish! Double next time!

How much is “2 quarts” of arugula? My local source sells it by the ounce?

My husband and I just love this dressing. Made this today with arugula, radicchio, and tomatoes and it was so, so good.

Oh! I forgot to say, double the lemon in the dressing, otherwise it gets lost in all that oil.

Hard to go wrong with these ingredients to build from. Add to any salad greens for a quick and easy side salad.

Great salad. I agree with others to soak the radicchio. I added some shaved parmesan loved it.

So surprised at how delicious this was!!! Will make again!!!