A Croque Monsieur Salad

Recipes Ingredients:

3 tb Olive oil
1/2 ts Butter
1 1/2 tb Red Wine vinegar
3 Cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1/4 lemon 1
c Julienne strips cooked ham
1/2 ts Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tb Freshly grated Parmesan
1/4 c Chopped fresh basil OR 1
-cheese
-Tbsp crumbled dried 4
c Mixed greens (spinach, red
1 pn Sugar
-leaf lettuce, arugula, etc)
Grinding of black pepper
Nasturtium flowers for
The Salad:
-garnish (optional)
1/2 ts Olive oil
Croutons

Recipe Instructions:

The Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette: 1. Prepare the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients until smooth. Set aside. 2. Prepare the salad: In a small skillet, heat the oil and Butter over low heat. Add the Garlic and saute 10 seconds. Add the Ham and saute for another 10 seconds. Off the heat, add the grated cheese. 3. Place the mixed greens in a Salad bowl or plate and top with the Ham mixture. Garnish with the nasturtium flowers and drizzle the vinaigrette on top. Top with croutons. Serve this with a good crusty load of French Bread and a bottle of dry white French wine. From: LEFTOVERS by Kathy Gunst, Harper Perennial, New York. 1991. ISBN 0-06-096863-X Shared by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 9/93