FLOWERS & HERBS SALAD, ELIZABETHAN ERA

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FLOWERS & HERBS SALAD, ELIZABETHAN ERA image

I response to a couple of E-Mails here is a herb & flowers salad requested. TO go along with my recipe "Elizabethan Herb and Flower Salad". The title suggest this is an Elizabethan circa recipe. But this style of herbal and flower salad would have been more common throught out Medival Europe. I wasn't there...so I am only...

Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus

Categories     Other Salads

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 bunch watercress.......washed and trimmed
6 spring onions.....finely sliced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/scallion)
4 sorrel leaves......torn into small pieces
1 bunch lambs lettuce........washed and trimed
6 radishes........trimmed and thinly sliced
3 sage leaves.....chopped
3 mint leaves..... chopped (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lamiaceae)
2 Tbsp olive oil.....(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/olive_oil)
1 Tbsp lemon juice.....(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lemon_juice)
1 Tbsp clear honey
dash(es) salt...........(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/salt)
dash(es) freshly ground black pepper
and.......: fresh edible flowers.......calundula flowers,roses,primroses,lavendar,blue borage,violets,nasturtiums,pansies,marigolds)

Steps:

  • 1. Gather the ingredients.. and prep them as written above. Toss together the watercress,lambs lettuce, spring onions,sorrel,sage and mint leaves.
  • 2. MIx together the olive oil,lemon juice and honey- Season with salt and pepper Toss the salad with the dressing.
  • 3. Place the salad in an attractive dish. Scatter the ediable flowers over the top of the salad. Enjoy...it will be almost to beautiful to eat!
  • 4. Note: Foto from Karen Burro Booth. Recipe from site below. WWW.getmecooking.com/recipe Hugs....Queen Nancy...3/8/13

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