Name: Pea Shoot and Spinach Salad with Bacon and Shiitakes
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 (1/4-pound) piece double-smoked bacon*; 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; 3/4 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps quartered; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1/2 tablespoon red-wine vinegar; 1/2 tablespoon coarse-grain mustard; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 4 oounces fresh pea shootspea shoots (4 cups); 4 ounces baby spinach leaves (4 cups); 1 bunch fresh chives, cut into 1-inch lengths; 6 radishes, cut into matchsticks; *Available from specialty foods shops and by mail order from Citarella (212-874-0383).

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Pea Shoot and Spinach Salad with Bacon and ShiitakesRomulo Yanes

Pea shoots are the tender, leafy branch tips of edible pea plants (not to be confused with flowering sweet peas, which are poisonous). There are huge variations in taste among shoots from different varieties, but the sweetest are those from edible podded peas.

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