Heartsease (Viola tricolor)

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Dish · From Bladwijzer

Spring salad with heartsease

Ingredients

  • 150 g mixed young salad leaves and lamb’s lettuce
  • 1 handful of young spinach or winter purslane
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • a handful of violas (heartsease, horned violets)
  • salt and pepper

Method

  1. Wash and dry the salad leaves and spinach and put them in a bowl.
  2. Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper.
  3. Toss the dressing through the leaves just before serving.
  4. Lay the violas on top at the last moment so they do not wilt.

Storing: Eat the salad straight away.

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