French Green Salad With Basil Shiitake

Ingredients:

1 Butter lettuce, large
3 c Spinach leaves
4 1/2 T Oilve oil, extra virgin
1/2 T Lemon juice
1 Garlic clove, small, pressed
1/2 t Mustard, Dijon style
Seasoned salt (opt)
2 c Shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1/4 c Basil leaves, fresh
1 ds 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 1/2 T. oil and shiitake in a skillet. Saute, stirring to prevent scorching, then add basil leaves.

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 dressing and basil shiitake as a topping.

Yield 5 servings.