Spring Salad with Yellow Rocket and Honey Dressing 2 cups leaf lettuce, torn into pieces 2 cups yellow rocket leaves, shredded 2 cups spinach leaves, shredded 10 radishes, sliced Honey Dressing Combine all salad greens and the radishes in a salad bowl and toss. Pour dressing over greens and toss. Makes 8 servings. Serve at once. It is a common garden weed and grows abundantly all over Maine.
Summer is the season for lamb's-quarters.
It may be gathered when only a few inches high, or the upper leaves may be stripped off and used when the plant has grown several feet high. The long-stalked leaves, usually one to four inches long, have a white mealiness on them. The tiny flowers are numerous, greenish and in spire-like clusters. These can also be eaten. When the fruit is mature, the hard slippery coats would need to be ground before use.