12 morel and salad with and Recipes

unsalted butter, fresh morels, rinsed , or dried morels, soaked in boiling water for 30 minutes, drained and rinsed, chicken stock or low-sodium broth, asparagus , tough ends discarded, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch lengths, salt, freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, frisee , torn into bite-size pieces, head medium butter lettuce , torn, chervil sprigs, argan oil, for drizzling (optional; see note )

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

pico pico or fiddlehead ferns, morel mushrooms, sliced, as needed walnut oil, walnut vinegar ( champagne or wine vinegar may be substituted), sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, aged cheese, firm , sharp gouda

chicken, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, chopped mixed herbs , such as thyme rosemary oregano and parsley, heads of garlic, separated into unpeeled cloves, dry white wine, dried morel mushrooms, see note, boiling water, unsalted butter, sherry vinegar, watercress , thick stems discarded

chopped shallot, red-wine vinegar, whole- or coarse-grain mustard, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, confit duck gizzards , each gizzard halved, fresh morels (preferably 1 to 1 1/2 inches), trimmed , halved lengthwise, and rinsed, or 1 oz small dried morels (1 1/3 cups), soaked (see cooks note, below), mesclun greens (12 cups loosely packed)

vinegar, vegetable oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, salt , to taste, pepper, sugar or 1 tsp splenda substitute, basil, crumbled, oregano, carrots, sliced and cooked, artichoke hearts, drained and quartered, morels, halved, black olives, halved, sweet red pepper, chopped

dried morels (1 oz), boiling water, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground pepper, ketchup, rice wine vinegar, minced fresh ginger, garlic clove, minced, soy sauce, all-purpose flour , for dredging, eggs, beaten with 1 tbsp water, crushed crackers or cracker meal, vegetable oil, for frying, watercress , tough stems discarded, red onion , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

yukon gold potatoes, washed , cut into 1/8-inch round slices, olive oil, herb mix , recipe follows, salt and fresh ground black pepper, truffle butter (can be store bought), beef tenderloin medallions, olive oil, herb mix , recipe follows, salt and fresh ground black pepper, butter, shallots, minced, dried morels , soaked in warm water to cover for 30 minutes, strained, water reserved, brandy, veal stock, heavy cream, salt and fresh ground black pepper, olive oil, minced shallots, beet greens, arugula, stems removed, baby spinach, salt and black pepper, tomato concasse (peeled, seeded , and cut into julienned strips), chopped fresh thyme leaves, chopped fresh rosemary, italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped

shiitake mushrooms, crimini mushrooms, button mushrooms, morel mushrooms, portobello mushrooms, bay leaves, white peppercorns, salt, water, clarified butter, shallots, diced, garlic, minced, yellow curry powder, fresh basil , thyme, rosemary and parsley, chopped, red bell pepper, diced, spanish olive oil, white truffle oil (or hazelnut oil), rice vinegar, salt and pepper

assorted wild mushrooms (such as chanterelles, morels, oyster, and crimini), thickly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, coarse kosher salt, fresh lemon juice, divided, eggs, heads of frisee (about 9 oz), torn into small clumps, french breakfast radishes or other small radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced on diagonal