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Ingredients
- MAYONNAISE DRESSING:
- 1 burdock root (gobo)
- Vinegar as needed
- 1/4 pound sliced bacon
- Salad oil as needed
- 3/4 bunch young spinach (horenso) leaves
- 2 lettuce leaves
- 1 celery stalk
- 4 radishes
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup salad oil
- Salt to taste
- Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Wash burdock and scrape off thin brown skin with back of knife. Cut into 1 1/2-inch matchstick-size pieces, placing them to soak in water-vinegar solution as you cut, to prevent discoloration. Boil for a few minutes in water containing vinegar and drain in colander.
Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces. Heat salad oil in frying pan, add bacon and fry until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
Wash spinach and tear some into bite-size pieces (remaining whole leaves will be arranged on serving plate). Tear lettuce into same size as spinach.
Cut celery into 1 1/2-inch matchstick-size pieces, about the same size as burdock. Cut radishes in a decorative way (for example, like a flower).
Mix ingredients for mayonnaise dressing in bowl, add burdock, bacon, spinach, lettuce and celery and toss together.
Arrange whole spinach leaves on serving plate, place tossed ingredients atop them and decorate with radishes.
This recipe yields 4 servings.