enlivening Cailfornia chicory salad

Chicory leaves look like heads of lettuce . This time of year is the time to eat it. Liver cleanser for sure. A refreshing lunch on a warm spring day.

1 bowl of chicory cut like lettuce 2 people
1 orange or mandarin or so cut in grapesize peaces
1 glove of garlic
chives or garlic chives
Optional: onion flower buds chopped fine

Toss with :
olive oil ! T
Umeboshi vinegar ! tsp
roasted sunflower  seeds or pecan pieces
some cooked brown rice to give it body and easier to chew.

That sounds very tasty!

It is tasty and slides down cause so moist. I usualy mix coked vbrown rice into it to have a satisfying lunch on a hot day. It even stays good to take to lunch.