CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Vegetables |
|
Gma5 |
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 |
c |
Vegetable oil |
1/2 |
c |
Maple syrup, preferably dark |
|
|
amber or grade B |
1/2 |
c |
White vinegar |
1 |
|
Onion, peeled and chopped |
1 |
T |
Dried sweet basil or 11/2 |
|
|
tablespoon |
|
|
fresh opal basil |
1/2 |
lb |
Mesclun, washed and dried |
|
|
up to 3/4 |
INSTRUCTIONS
To make the vinaigrette: In a blender or food processor, combine the
vegetable oil, maple syrup, vinegar, chopped onion, and basil, and
blend for 5 to 8 seconds. Refrigerate the vinaigrette, covered, at
least 1 hour, or until needed. To make the salad: In a large bowl,
gently toss the mesclun and 1/2 to 1 cup vinaigrette. Evenly
distribute the mesclun on 8 serving plates. Serves 8. Note Mesclun
is a term used to describe a mixture of young greens and lettuces,
fresh herbs, and flowers. The mixture often consists of ingredients
like mustard greens, garden cress, arugula, pea tendrils, beet greens,
baby kale, mache, mint, apple blossoms, nasturtiums, New Zealand
spinach, curly endive, chive blossoms, dill weed, dandelion greens,
oak leaf lettuce, red romaine, Lolla Rossa, and so on. Mesclun is
available in many produce sections of local supermarkets and at
specialty stores. If premixed mesclun is unavailable, pick the
freshest items from your local farmstand and create your own special
mix. The Shaker Kitchen: Over 100 Recipes From Canterbury Shaker
Village (Clarkson N. Potter, copyright 1994 by Jeffrey Paige).
Converted by MC_Buster. Recipe by: Good Morning America Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.
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