Pretzel Easter Basket with Butter Lettuce Salad

Steps

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray the OUTSIDE of a large metal bowl very generously with nonstick baking spray.

  
• 2

  Open and unroll Pillsbury™ breadsticks. Roll each breadstick into a rope, laying out half of the breadsticks along a large piece of parchment paper so they sit about 3/4-inch apart. Beginning in the center of the strips, weave the second half of breadstick ropes in and out in the opposite direction to form a solid sheet of woven breadsticks for the basket base.

  
• 3

  Gently turn the woven breadstick sheet upside-down, on top of the inverted greased metal bowl. Press the bottom edges together so they interconnect at the lip of the bowl. Trim edges if needed to fit neatly. Place on a large baking sheet.

  
• 4

  Whisk the two eggs and, using a basting brush, brush the eggs over the top of the woven breadsticks. Sprinkle with kosher salt to create a pretzel flavor.

  
• 5

  Bake on the bottom rack of oven for 18-24 minutes, or just until the bread turns golden brown. Remove and cool slightly before lifting the bread bowl off of the metal bowl. Cool completely before filling with salad.

  
• 6

  Just before serving, toss remaining salad ingredients together in a large separate bowl. Gently transfer salad to the bread basket, taking care that the salad doesn’t compact. Serve immediately.