Every winter, I plant a small pot of lamb's lettuce. This little salad planter survives the snows, rewarding me as soon as there is just a bit of warming sun, with fresh salad greens. Also knows as mache or corn salad, lamb's lettuce needs to be stemmed (pinch off at the base of the floret of lettuce.) Clean and stem just before serving. In this, one of my favorite winter salads, I've rethought the classic Waldorf, omitting the miniature marshmallows and canned pineapple of my childhood, replacing with dried cranberries and a honey poppy seed dressing.

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