4 lovage dressing Recipes

shallots, peeled and finely chopped, white wine, double cream, chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh lovage (or celery leaves), lemon , juice of, thick full fat creme fraiche, salt and pepper, cold cooked chicken, diced (approx 400g), lettuce, to serve, flowering chives and lovage (to garnish)

mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, dijon mustard, chopped lovage, leaves, salt, pepper

green and red leaf lettuce, spring mesclun mix (any variety of young greens will do: mustards, arugula, kale, amaranth, perilla, raddichio, etc)., fresh lovage leaves, fresh oregano leaves, fresh sage leaves, fresh thyme leaves, fresh marjoram leaves, young dandelion leaves, young fireweed and/or river beauty (epilobium species) shoots, snips yarrow, edible flowers , as available (nasturtiums, fireweed, begonia petals, borage flowers, violas, pansies, etc. please be certain that a particular species is edible before ingesting!), snipped chives, light olive oil (fresh flaxseed oil is a nice, nutty substitute), a dash lemon oil , if available (can be omitted), a few dashes good quality apple cider vinegar, lighter variety balsamic vinegar, water, a dash umeboshi plum vinegar, minced shallots, minced garlic, chopped chives, chopped lovage leaves, ground celery seed, dry mustard or 1/4 tsp of whole grain fresh mustard, red pepper, ground fenugreek, nigella seeds (can be skipped if unavailable), nutmeg, turmeric, a very tiny hint cinnamon