Tuesday, February 28, 2012

salad suppers


what's your go-to meal?  i think for us it's salad.

no matter the season, no matter the toddler meltdown, i can usually manage to throw a bunch of stuff in a bowl and toss it together with a simple vinaigrette. typically a squeezed lemon + good healthy drizzle of olive oil and s&p is standard, sometimes i toss in grated parm, chives, a little garlic, what have you, vigorously whisk to emulsify the dressing, then grab a big stainless steal bowl and layer greens, veggies {chopped fresh or steamed/sauteed & left over from the night before} toasted nuts, seeds, canned beans, quinoa, orzo, berries, crumbled cheeses, deli meats, even chopped pickles, *whatever i can find* and tada, dinner :) 

we've hardly met a combo we don't like.  plus it's a colorful way to get lots of variety in our diet and even emory (22 months) says yummy!  how good is arugula by the way.  growing some now and love the peppery kick. so thankful my family loves salads.

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