First Salad

This is what I look forward to every Spring: the first bowl of fresh salad.

This one has lettuce and radishes from our hot bed, with a few daylily greens chopped up, some violets and violet leaves, dandelion leaves, and shepherd's purse. I have a green onion set aside for Larry to put in his because I cannot stand raw onion in anything.

To go with it, homemade poppyseed dressing. The dressing is easy to make. I use my vintage mayonnaise maker to mix it up. Here's the basic recipe:

1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground dry mustard

Put these 4 ingredients in your blender or mayo maker and mix well.

Add 1 cup vegetable oil in a slow steady stream so it emulsifies completely.

Stir in 1 tbsp poppy seeds.



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