French green salad with basil shiitake
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 Butter lettuce large
- 3 c Spinach leaves
- 4 1/2 tb Oilve oil extra-virgin
- 1/2 tb Lemon juice
- 1 Garlic clove small pressed
- 1/2 ts Mustard Dijon-style Seasoned salt(opt)
- 2 c Shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 1/4 c Basil leaves fresh
- 1 ds Sea salt(opt)
Instructions:
1. Wash and thoroughly dry the lettuch and spinach. In large salad bowl use a wire whisk to whip 4 T. olive oil lemon juice garlic mustard and seasoned salt to taste until thick and yellow. Set aside. 2. Place remaining 1/2 T. oil and shiitake in a skillet. Saute stirring to prevent scorching then add any reserved shiitake soaking water as 20 to 30 minutes. 3. Tear lettuce and spinach into bite-size pieces into dressing salad bowl removing heavy center stalks from lettuce. Toss well. Serve on individual plates with a large spoonful of basil shiitake as a topping.
