Tatsoi Wilted in Mustard Dressing

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as a side dish
    Appears in

    By Elizabeth Schneider

    Published 2001

    • About

    Crisp pale stalks topped with ivy green glossy leaves are quick to prepare and just the right note to complement seafood. The color is as vivid as the mustardy tang of the tatsoi, a taste echoed by the lightly sharp dressing.

    Ingredients

    • 4 small tatsoi heads (About 1 pound)
    • 2 medium scallions (green onions)
    • 2

    Method

    1. Trim tatsoi bases to separate leaves. Rinse in several changes of water, inspecting carefully for grains of sand. Spin-dry.
    2. Cut apart scallion bulbs and greens. Mince bulbs. Thin-slice greens. Combine bulbs with lemon juice, mustard, and salt, stirring to dissolve salt. Blend in oil.
    3. Pour dressing into a very wide skillet set over moderate heat. Add l