16 fiddlehead ferns\r\n3 tbsp almond or salad oil\r\n3 tbsp tarragon vinegar\r\n1 tsp sugar\r\n1 head red tipped leaf lettuce\r\n1 cup small whole mushrooms\r\n2 tbsp slivered toasted almonds\r\n\r\nWash fiddleheads thoroughly under running water and set aside.\r\nIn a screw top jar or dressing mixer, combine oil, vinegar, and sugar and mix/shake well. \r\nLine 4 plates with lettuce leaves and arrange fiddleheads and mushrooms on lettuce. Shake dressing well and pour over each serving and then sprinkle almonds over each plate.

Cool sounding salad Bluenose! I have seen those things in the supermarket before but I was not sure how to prepare them. Next time I see them I will have to give it a try.