FLOWERS & HERBS SALAD, ELIZABETHAN ERA

By Nancy J. Patrykus
@Finnjin

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 saying!.....LOL
If anyone attempts to make this beautiful salad.....
PLease send a picture. Thank you

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Comments:

3 Comments

Serves:

Family or guests

Prep:

25 Min

Ingredients

1 bunch: watercress.......washed and trimmed
6: spring onions.....finely sliced (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 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lamiaceae)
2 Tbsp: olive oil.....(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/olive_oil)
1 Tbsp: lemon juice.....(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lemon_juice)
1 Tbsp: clear honey
dash(es): salt...........(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)

How to Make FLOWERS & HERBS SALAD, ELIZABETHAN ERA

Step-by-Step

1Gather the ingredients..
and prep them as written above.
Toss together the watercress,lambs lettuce,
spring onions,sorrel,sage and mint leaves.
2MIx together the olive oil,lemon juice and honey-
Season with salt and pepper
Toss the salad with the dressing.
3Place 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!
4Note: Foto from Karen Burro Booth.
Recipe from site below.
WWW.getmecooking.com/recipe

Hugs....Queen Nancy...3/8/13