I adore leaf lettuce. Salad mix. Spring mix. Whatever you want to call it. After a grey winter what I crave is a huge plateful of those delicate little leaves. They are such a tonic to the body and the spirit. I hope our gardeners can feel it in their souls when a collective CSA member sigh of pleasure goes up and out into the universe upon opening up our beautiful stash of veggies each week. There, right on top are those bulging bags of salad greens peppered with golden yellow calendula blossoms. Ahhhh... My favorite salad at the moment is a basically a big plate of greens sprinkled with calendula petals, crisp wheels of cool cucumber, toasted walnuts, finely sliced spring onion, a handful of mulberries all drizzled over with THE springtime dressing. Let's dedicate this recipe to the loving, dirty hands that bring us this gorgeous food each week and call it Garden Goodness dressing. Into your food processor or blender put one large ripe avocado, four tablespoons of yogurt or buttermilk, a couple gratings of parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste, a couple sprigs of dill and parsley and buzz away. Happy Salad Days.
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