Scallops With Herb Sauce
["2 lb. sea scallops", "2 cucumbers", "16 asparagus (thin green)", "5 carrots", "4 artichokes", "4 turnips", "1 onion", "1 head Boston lettuce", "1 bunch chives", "5 mint leaves", "chicken broth", "1 bay laurel leaf"]
["Cut 2 carrots and 2 turnips into bite size pieces.", "Make 4 cylinders by cutting the cucumber in half, emptying the pulp and slicing off the ends.", "Cook turnips, carrots and cucumber cylinders until tender.", "Cook asparagus tips separately (also until tender).", "Save asparagus stalks for Herb Sauce (below)."]
["cucumbers", "carrots", "artichokes", "onion", "Boston lettuce", "chives", "mint", "chicken broth", "laurel leaf"]