Pick-of-the-Patch Salad

Celebrate spring with this mix of arugula or baby spinach, baby Swiss chard, fresh peas, young onions, edible flowers, and strawberries. Drizzle the crisp salad fruit-flavor vinegar.


Pick-of-the-Patch Salad

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Servings: ?
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 33 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  cups
    fresh shelled peas (about 1-1/2 pounds unshelled)
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  • 6  cups
    arugula or baby spinach
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  • 4  cups
    baby Swiss chard, torn red-tip leaf lettuce, or torn romaine lettuce
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  • 1  cup
    3- to 4-inch strips green onions
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  • 1/4  cup
    Strawberry Vinegar or purchased raspberry vinegar
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  • 1/4  cup
    salad oil
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  • 1/2  cup
    borage flowers or other edible flowers
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Directions
1.
In a medium saucepan cook peas, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Drain and cool. Arrange peas, arugula, baby Swiss chard, and green onions in rows on a large platter or in a serving bowl.
2.
In a screw-top jar combine Strawberry Vinegar and salad oil. Cover; shake well. Drizzle over salad. Garnish with borage flowers or other edible flowers. Store any remaining dressing in the refrigerator. Makess 8 to 10 servings.

Strawberry Vinegar
In a medium stainless-steel or enamel saucepan combine 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries and 1 cup cider vinegar. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour the vinegar-berry mixture through a fine-mesh strainer; let the liquid drain into a bowl. Discard the berries. Transfer vinegar to a jar or bottle. Cover tightly with a nonmetallic lid (or cover with plastic wrap and tightly seal with a metal lid). Store in the refrigerator up to 6 months. Makes about 1-1/4 cups.

Nutrition information
Calories 97, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 38 mg, Carbohydrate 7 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 13%, Vitamin C 20%, Calcium 3%, Iron 7%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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