Mesclun
- 1 pound assorted greens, carefully washed and dried (see note)
- 1 cup chervil and parsley sprigs, very loosely packed
- 13 cup light white-wine tarragon vinegar or fruit vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 13 cup light olive oil
- 13 cup vegetable oil
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup herb blossoms, such as chervil, thyme, borage or sage combined with nasturtium petals or rosa rugosa petals
- Wrap the washed and dried greens in paper toweling and chill until ready to serve.
- In a small saucepan, warm the vinegar and sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Allow to cool.
- Whisk the oils and seasonings into the sweetened vinegar.
- In a large bowl, toss the greens and herb sprigs with enough vinaigrette to coat, and divide among four chilled plates.
- Sprinkle the salad with the blossoms and petals and serve.
- Accompany the salad with lightly toasted thick slices of crusty Italian bread and any triple-cream cheese or Gorgonzola and Mascarpone torta.
chervil, light whitewine, sugar, light olive oil, vegetable oil, salt, herb blossoms
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2339 (may not work)