A picture-perfect salad for summer, courtesy of Nancy Silverton. Little Gem lettuce is a smaller, sweeter variety of romaine. It's usually around half the size of a fully grown head of romaine ...

Creamy avocado, toasted walnuts, crisp romaine lettuce hearts, and crunchy cubes of carrot, cucumber, apple, and fennel round out this flavorful, texturally varied salad. This salty, pungent style ...