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By Mike Robinson of The Field
Monday, 16 June 2008
Mike Robinson has an Alpine salad offering for the summer months.
I would describe this salad as Alpine. When I lived in the French mountains many years ago my wife and I used to go to a little auberge (mountain restaurant), stay the night and eat wonderful food.
The owner was an ex-executive chef of Gleneagles hotel, so he knew how to cook. The place was rather romantically named the Gite de Lac du Gers (or "hostel by goat lake” – not so lovely in English) and was accessible by Land Rover by means of a terrifying mountain track.
When we finally arrived at this breath-taking spot, we ordered a bottle of rosé and the house special, a salade de bergère (shepherd’s salad).
Being the carnivore that I am I was sceptical to say the least, but I was blown away. Try this, you’ll never look back.
Serves 6 as a main course
Wash the lettuces well and tear them into manageable pieces.
Rub the slices of baguette with garlic and pop half a crottin on each.
Heat a pan and drop in the mushrooms and butter – feel free to add the remains of the garlic to the pan as well.
Stick the baguette slices in the oven at 375ºF/190ºC/Gas Mark 5 for 10 mins.
Dress and season the salad and put a pile of leaves on each plate. T
oss in the mushrooms, then tear up the meat and drape it over the salad and add the croutons with their goaty topping.
Tuck in and savour the experience.
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