I have always been a sucker for a salad. Even as a child, I loved raw vegetables - in a salad, with a dip, by themselves. As I got older, one of my best friends and her fiance added a simple salad to almost all of our meals together. I was hooked! When my husband and I were dating he used to love my salads, mostly because of my obsessive nature combined with my mother's warning that nothing in a salad should ever be too large to put comfortably and completely inside your mouth which resulted in anally portioned bites.
Over time, however, I drifted into a green salad rut - lettuce, carrots, cucumber, peppers....you get the picture. This summer has been one of revival in my salad world. It all started with a desire to get more nuts into our diet. We all know that nuts are an important source of trace elements, potassium and good fats, but you can only eat so many strait. Nuts led to fruit, which lead to cheese, which lead to herbs - and I'm a new woman. A couple of my recent combos below are below. I hope they inspire you to create your own.
More fruit salad than salad salad
Baby greens
Diced granny smith apple
Fresh blueberries
Diced Swiss cheese (goat cheese would also be fantastic)
Chopped walnuts
Chopped basil
Chopped Italian marinaded & grilled chicken tenders
Feeling a little Mediterranean
Bibb and Romain lettuces
Carrots
Yellow bell pepper
Halved cherry tomatoes
Chopped basil
Slivered almonds
Sunflower seeds
Parmesan curls
Steamed garlic and herb shrimp (steamed and seasoned at the grocery store)
I love my salads with a homemade vinaigrette. My current favorite is made with Penzies spices French Country seasoning mix, red wine vinegar and olive oil.
Happy eating!
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