Mesclun

Also field greens. A very well known mixture of leaves, which originated in Nice. The term comes from mesclumo, a Provençal word for "mix." Originally, the leaves were from wild greens. Today, mesclun often includes dandelion, arugula, oak leaf lettuce, lamb's lettuce, chervil, groundsel, salsify and more.


From The Food Encyclopedia by Jacques Rolland and Carol Sherman


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