Wild Leaf Salad (by sarah)
Ingredients:
- Ransom Leaves
- Young fresh spinach
- Hawthorn leaves or leaf buds (though only in spring)
- Dandelion Leaves (small new leaves are best)
- Mint Leaves
- Chives
- Radishes (optional)
- Pine nuts
Dressing - Balsamic vingar and Hazelnut oil to taste
Make sure that the ransom (wild garlic) makes up just over two thirds of the salad greens, mint one sixth and the rest a mix of the remaining leaves. Radishs are a lovely addition though are not a wild leaf!
When picking the spinache make sure that you only pick the new/young leaves, same with the dandilions.
Once the leaves are picked wash them then tear them wroughly and place in a bowl together, chives can be cut up as can the radishs.
Add pine nuts and dressing then toss salad to get even coverage and serve.
We have served this up to people and they love it though no one has yet guessed whats in it even with hints!!!
The ransoms due give it a garlick flavour so if you dont like garlic this isnt the salad for you though it is a subtle flavour and not over powering, the mint makes a fresh contrast and the hawthorn a nutty one. This salad will also be full of nutrients.
Sat 20th May 2006 11:15 am 
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By Charlee, Mon 22nd May 2006 @ 8:15 am
Yes please, yum yum sounding.