Mache is great in a salad. Also that European blend you can buy in the same place as the mache (see, there's one of those chapeau accents on the "a" in that, but, try as I might, just can't seem to find it on this keyboard). Our favorite dressing is balsamic reduction. Expensive, but well, WELL worth it. Also known as balsamic glaze, sometimes. Re nuts: I'm a fan of sunflower seeds with my salads. Also, we should sit down and talk about this or go grocery shopping together.