French green salad with basil shiitake

5 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
1		Butter lettuce,large
3	cups	Spinach leaves
4½	tablespoon	Oilve oil,extra-virgin
½	tablespoon	Lemon juice
1		Garlic clove,small,pressed
½	teaspoon	Mustard,Dijon-style
		Seasoned salt(opt)
2	cups	Shiitake mushrooms,sliced
¼	cup	Basil leaves,fresh
1	dash	Sea salt(opt)

Directions

1. Wash and thoroughly dry the lettuch and spinach. In large salad bowl, use a wire whisk to whip 4 T. olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard and seasoned salt to taste until thick and yellow. Set aside. 2. Place remaining ½ T. oil and shiitake in a skillet. Saute, stirring to prevent scorching, then add any reserved shiitake soaking water as 20 to 30 minutes. 3. Tear lettuce and spinach into bite-size pieces, into dressing salad bowl, removing heavy center stalks from lettuce. Toss well. Serve on individual plates with a large spoonful of basil shiitake as a topping.