Lovely Flushing Spring Salad

1/4 cup arugula leaves

1/4 cup young chicory or radicchio leaves

1/4 cup young sorrel leaves

8 cups red leaf lettuce

1/4 cup young lovage stems, chopped into 1/4 pieces

1/4 cup fresh, young tarragon tips, cut into 1-inch pieces

Wash and dry the lettuce and herbs. In a large salad bowl coarsely tear the arugula, chicory or radicchio, sorrel and lettuce. Add the lovage, parsley and tarragon. Toss all ingredients together with the dressing and serve.

Dressing:

Homemade dressing is a must. Most commercial dressings are loaded with salt and sugar, polyunsaturated oils that are often rancid. This salad dressing aids in digestion and provides lots of anti-oxidants.

1 tablespoon powdered nori

2 tablespoons hot water

2 teaspoons crushed mustard seed

1/8 teaspoon cayenne

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 medium clove raw garlic, finely minced

1 1/2 teaspoons honey

4 tablespoons cold pressed olive oil

Put the nori into a glass measuring cup and pour the water into it. Mix in the mustard and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients one at a time, whisking in the olive oil at a slow, steady pace. Bon Appetite!