Shaved Summer Vegetable Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Shave the beets into paper-thin rounds, the carrot into paper-thin slices on a bias and the radish into paper-thin half-moons on a mandoline. Thinly slice the cabbage with a sharp knife.
• Whisk together the oil, honey, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside.
• Lay the beet, carrot and radish pieces all over the bottom of a large serving platter. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Gently toss the cabbage, watercress and remaining vinaigrette together in a medium bowl until well coated. Pile the cabbage and watercress in the middle of the platter and top with the goat cheese, pepitas, basil and chives.

Steps:

• Choose a selection of colorful vegetables from among, for example: zucchini, carrot, red and yellow beets, fennel, kohlrabi, celery, asparagus, radishes, snow peas. Peel the vegetables that need peeling. Slice the bulb-like vegetables very, very thinly on a mandoline. Use a vegetable peeler for tricky vegetables such as asparagus, and sliver anything like the snow peas with a knife.
• Toss everything except for the beets in a bowl with olive oil to coat. Add a handful or two of chopped dill and the zest of a lemon. Season with fleur de sel, freshly ground pepper, and lemon juice, to taste. Arrange on a serving platter with the beet slices added in decoratively as you arrange the rest. Serve.

Steps:

• Make the vinaigrette: Stir together the shallot, mustard, honey, vinegar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Thinly slice the zucchini and squash lengthwise (with a mandoline, if you have one, or a vegetable peeler), then thinly slice the beets and mushrooms. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and toss. Sprinkle with the chives, chervil and tarragon. Season to taste with salt and pepper.