This Salade composée was presented to me at a restaurant in Toulouse. It has a variety of colorful vegetables including corn, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots and lettuce. It was topped with an herb vinaigrette. The toast on top has melted goat cheese from this region. It was a light, bright entrance to the meal.
Salade composée is a beautiful way to incorporate different flavors into a quick and healthy meal. This salad has grilled chicken breast, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg, roasted potatoes and cornichons. A vinaigrette is a zingy addition to enhance the flavors of the components of this salad. A blue cheese dressing with some lemon, blue cheese, mayonnaise or oil is also a quick, home-made solution to top one's salad.