Name: Simple Green Salad with Celery Seed and Vinaigrette
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 small garlic clove; 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds, toasted; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1/2 cup olive oil; 2 heads green leaf lettuce (about 2 pounds total), torn into bite-size pieces

Though this unpretentious salad goes beautifully with all the other dishes, it can also bridge dinner and dessert. The toasted celery seeds add a peppery, herbaceous bite to the vinaigrette, and all those leafy greens will make you feel virtuous before you dive into pie.

Cooks note:

Vinaigrette can be made 2 days ahead and chilled.

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