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Thismeal ideafromSam Sifton'slatest cookbookThe New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipescombines meatballs with a crispsalad + azestydressing for a lighter twist on the classic spaghetti supper.
"This is a salad I learned how to make at the elbow of pizza rector Mark Iacono, in the basem*nt ofLucali, his candle-lit restaurant in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn: meatballs on top of a pile of torn iceberg lettuce studded with red onion, tomato, black olives, and celery, the whole thing absolutely drenched in a sharp, salty, vinegary dressing that was pink with tomato juices, like the stuff at the bottom of the salad bowl at the end of a big family dinner. It is crazily delicious." –Sam
For more easy Italian ideas, checkout this SkilletChickenParm,Rach'sToasted Cacio e Pepe and herClassic Garlic Bread.
Adapted fromThe New York Times CookingNo-Recipe RecipesbySam Sifton. Copyright © 2021bySam Sifton. Used with permission by Ten Speed Press. All rights reserved.
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Ingredients
- Cooked meatballs
- Olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Salt
- Tomatoes
- Black olives, plus brine (optional)
- Red onion
- Iceberg lettuce
- Celery
- Sesame seed bread
Preparation
I won't tell you how to make meatballs. You no doubt have your own ideas about that, say, ground beef and milk-moistened breadcrumbs, maybe, fried crisp and simmered in buttery tomato sauce. The important thing here is the dressing: olive oil with enough red wine vinegar in it that you're a little nervous about it. Then a lot of salt. Take a small tomato and squeeze it into the bowl. Maybe add a splash of olive brine.Definitely someslivered red onion. Whisk it all into an emulsified funk and adjust all dials to 11. It should taste like a cartoon salad dressing: its features larger than life. That goes over cold, chopped iceberg lettuce, some sliced celery tops, quartered tomatoes, black olives, and the rest of the slivered onion. Plop your meatballs on top and serve with a hunk of bread. It doesn't sound like much, perhaps. But it's really,really good.
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