French green salad with basil shiitake

5 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Butter lettuce,large
3 cups Spinach leaves
4½ tablespoon Oilve oil,extra-virgin
½ tablespoon Lemon juice
1 Garlic clove,small,pressed
½ teaspoon Mustard,Dijon-style
Seasoned salt(opt)
2 cups Shiitake mushrooms,sliced
¼ cup Basil leaves,fresh
1 dash Sea salt(opt)

Directions

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 ½ 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.

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