French Mushroom Salad

Ingredients

 * 12 ea mushrooms
 * 1 c olive oil
 * 12 sm pearl onions
 * 2 sm boston lettuce heads
 * 2 lg tomatoes
 * 2 ea celery stalks, diced
 * 1 sm lemon, juiced
 * 2 ts tomato paste
 * 1 ea sprig fresh thyme, chopped
 * 1 ea bay leaf
 * 1 ts coriander seeds
 * 4 oz dry white wine
 * 1 salt & pepper

Directions
Clean mushrooms.  Leave caps whole, but chop stems coarsely.  Fry in 1/2 c oil till soft.  Set aside to drain.  Peel onions, quarter lettuce & slice tomatoes.  Add to a frying pan with celery, lemon juice, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaf, coriander, wine & the rest of the oil.  Season & simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Onions should be tender.  Remove mushrooms to a shallow dish & bring remaining ingredients to a rapid boil for 4 minutes.  Pour over mushrooms & chill till ready to serve.