Mayonnaise Salad

Ingredients

• romaine or head lettuce
• beets, boiled
• potatoes, boiled
• anchovies
• boiled fish, in pieces
• capers
• sweetened olives
• salt, olive oil, a little vinegar
• mayonnaise sauce (as in No. 126)
• tsp mustard
• lemon and a drop of vinegar

Instructions

1. Cut lettuce into finger-wide strips and mix with thinly sliced boiled beets and potatoes, boned anchovy pieces, and small pieces of boiled fish; optionally add capers and sweetened olive flesh.
2. Dress with salt, oil and a little vinegar, turn to coat, and heap into a mound.
3. Make mayonnaise as in No. 126, but give piquancy with a teaspoon of mustard (in place of pepper) and a drop of vinegar with the lemon.
4. Coat the salad with the sauce and decorate with reserved beet and potato slices, and a butter flower on top for show.