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Columella Salad (Moretum)

Recipe Cuisine: Salads
Recipe Category: Salads
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

1 Head iceberg or romaine
4 Green onions, trimmed and
Lettuce
Chopped
1/2 ts Savory
1/2 ts Thyme
2 ts Mint
3/4 c Feta cheese, crumbled
2 ts Fresh rue, chopped (opt.)
1/4 ts Ground pepper
2 ts Fresh coriander, chopped
1/4 c Vinegar
(opt.) 1/4
c Olive oil
2 tb Parsley, chopped
3/4 c Walnuts, chopped

Recipe Instructions:

1) Wash and dry the lettuce leaves; cut or tear into bite-size pieces and place into a Salad bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and toss lightly. NOTE: Lightly toasted sesame seeds may be substituted for the walnuts. To make moretum more authentically, use only two lettuce leaves; place them and the remaining green ingredients into a Blender and blend well. Transfer to a mixing bowl, and add the Cheese and ground pepper. Form into a ball. Add the vinegar and oil in sparing amounts.


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