Burdock Salad
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:33am

Ingredients




1 burdock root (gobo)
Vinegar as needed
pound sliced bacon
Salad oil as needed
bn young spinach (horenso) leaves
2 lettuce leaves
1 celery stalk
4 radishes
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cup salad oil
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

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. 2 Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces. Heat salad oil in frying pan, add bacon and fry until crisp. Drain on paper towels. 3 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. 4 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). 5 Mix ingredients for mayonnaise dressing in bowl, add burdock, bacon, spinach, lettuce and celery and toss together. 6 Arrange whole spinach leaves on serving plate, place tossed ingredients atop them and decorate with radishes. 7 This recipe yields 4 servings.