2 cup soft lettuce leaves (Boston
or similar; not iceberg}
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup fresh coriander (chinese parsley)
1 cup cucumber, peeled in
lengthwise strips and with
green strips in between,
then cut in half lengthwise
and into horizontal slices
forming semi-circles

Arrange a mound of lettuce in the center of a platter. Around the lettuce, and touching it, arrange separate mounds of mint and coriander. Arrange the cucumbers in overlapping slices around the complete outer rim of the platter.

When your recipe calls for a different vegetable, it can be added to this basic platter.