Salad of Miner’s Lettuce, Enoki, Belgian Endive, and Grapes

Here’s the prettiest nosegay of a salad for an elegant dinner party. As first course or refreshing intermezzo, this mélange of miniatures sparkles: a toss of bright white enoki mushrooms, fresh green miner’s lettuce leaves, translucent grape slices, and pearly endive crescents glisten in their tart dressing. It is not for bold palates, but for lovers of subtlety and simplicity. Enoki mushrooms are sometimes loose-packed—in which case, buy ¼ pound—but more often prepacked in 3.5-ounce packet