We had a delicious meal at Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar. We would love to have the recipe for the Grilled Baby Gem Salad. It was so good! It listed jalapeno buttermilk dressing that was over the top … not too spicy at all. Would you see if they would share the recipe? Thanks. — Barbara Selby, Marietta
Every time we get a recipe request for one of Doug Turbush’s restaurants, we are pretty sure he will share and if he does, we know it will be delicious.
This salad has a number of components, which is a good reason to enjoy it in the restaurant where they do all this work for you, but any of the individual recipes is a standout on its own.
Baby gem lettuce is a relatively new lettuce variety. Also called “little gem,” it is sturdy like romaine lettuce but, as its name implies, each head is just right for one serving. If you can’t find it at your local farmers market, try using hearts of romaine instead, perhaps a half romaine heart per serving.
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar’s Grilled Baby Gem Salad
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar’s Jalapeno Buttermilk Dressing
Leftover dressing will keep for several days and would be delicious as a substitute for any use where you’d serve ranch dressing. We particularly liked it as a dip for carrots and sugar snap peas.
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar’s Marinated Olives
Go ahead and make this full recipe. The olives you don’t use in the salad will keep in your refrigerator for weeks and make delicious nibbles.
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar’s Blistered Tomatoes
From the menu of … Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar, The Avenue East Cobb, 4475 Roswell Road, Marietta. 770-635-7641. driftoysterbar.com/
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