Salad doesn’t have to be the same old thing. It can be anything you have in the fridge.
Start with some leafs: Any type of lettuce or spinach or a great standby is a container of that pre-washed organic mixed leaves.
Add Veg: broccoli, cauliflower, red/yellow/green bell peppers, avacado is a must for us, tomato, red or white sweet onion, cucumber, you get the idea.
Add fruit: Apple, pear, any kind of berry, dried cranberries or blueberries are great too.
Add toasted nuts: Almonds, peacans, walnuts, pine nuts…
Cheese makes it savoury: Crumbled fetta, globs of chevre, hunks of sharp cheddar, grated parm, something strong that wont get lost in the crowd.
Finally do a simple olive oil, balsamic, dijon dressing or pull out your favorite pre-made bottle.
You’re done. 10 minutes of chopping, tossing and toasting your nuts. If you want to make little more of a meal out of it, we sometimes sprinkle some cajun spice on a boneless chicken breast, blacken it up, chop it and toss it on top.
So healthy you won’t feel guilty having a glass of red wine with it mid-week.
Tags: apple, avocado, cheese, cucumber, feta, goat cheese, nuts, pear, red pepper, salad, tomato
February 19, 2009 at 3:02 pm |
Looks just yummy. Thank you for the ideas for my next salad.
April 16, 2009 at 5:19 am |
My girlfriend and I call this The Kitchen Sink Salad.