Lovers' salad

This is an invitation to make a salad of leaves chosen for their properties: mint will freshen the breath, rocket excite the palate, sorrel soothe, lovage clear the mind, lemon balm excite the female, rosemary excite the male.

Dish Details:

INGREDIENTS:

love spell For the dressing:
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
100 ml olive oil
a little grated lemon zest
leaves from a few stems of rosemary, finely chopped
salt and pepper

For the salad:
a few handfuls of mixed salad leaves, herbs and flowers: mint, sorrel, lovage, lemon balm, rosemary, nasturtiam flowers (optional), courgette flowers (optional)
a few lettuce leaves
1 cucumber, peeled and thickly sliced
a few olives (optional)

PREPARATION:

Lovers'Salad 1. First make the dressing: whisk the egg yolk, mustard and lemon juice in a small bowl, then add the oil slowly, in a very thin stream (rather like making a mayonnaise, although the texture should not be quite so thick). Add the lemon zest, rosemary and a little seasoning. Chill and allow to steep for a few hours.

2. Just before serving, combine the salad ingredients and toss with the dressing. The flowers should be added last for visual effect: they can be added after the salad has been dressed, so as not to become wet. The whole meal is designed to be light but full of flavour.