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		This is our village. Our house is the white one at the top right.
	A Simple Salad This one is easy, but delicious. Its great for summer. Ingredients: Mache (Lamb's lettuce) Red onion Sun dried tomatoes in oil Chevre ( goats cheese) A log types is best. Vinaigrette Salt & Pepper Method: Make sure the Mache is clean & dry then spread it over an individual salad plate. Chop the onion into fairly small pieces then spread it over the Mache. Slice up the sun dried tomatoes into thin strips & spread them over the salad. (the quantity is up to you. I use about 3-4 tomato halves for each individual salad.) Cut your chevre log into 1/2 inch thick rounds; then cut each round into 4 pieces. Sprinkle these over the salad. Just before serving drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and season the salad with salt & pepper. I like to use a creamy vinaigrette for this salad. (5 parts olive oil, 1 part white wine vinegar, 2 parts heavy cream plus salt, pepper & herbs de province.)