flowers & herbs salad, elizabethan era

Spokane, WA
Updated on Mar 8, 2013

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

prep time 25 Min
cook time
method ---
yield Family or guests

Ingredients

  • 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 tablespoons olive oil.....(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/olive_oil)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice.....(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lemon_juice)
  • 1 tablespoon clear honey
  • dash salt...........(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/salt)
  • dash 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 1
    Gather the ingredients.. and prep them as written above. Toss together the watercress,lambs lettuce, spring onions,sorrel,sage and mint leaves.
  • Step 2
    MIx together the olive oil,lemon juice and honey- Season with salt and pepper Toss the salad with the dressing.
  • Step 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!
  • Step 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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