Three Great Salads

Salads are something I crave regardless if the temperature is warm or not. It can be the dead of winter minus 25... 30 and I am happily munching on a salad. These three salads are easy and offer plenty of nutrients. 

Spinach, arugula, and crisp vegetables topped with roasted seasoned chickpeas, feta cheese, and unsalted sunflower seeds give plenty of substance. A lovely homemade dressing add a light herbal flavour to this main meal salad.   

Mixed greens... various romaine, spinach and arugula tossed in a homemade dressing with lima beans, green peppers, red onion, and sunflower seeds. Light, crisp and very green. A perfect side dish to any meal. 

Pasta perfect... a homemade vegetable pasta salad tossed with a simple homemade dressing served on top of a leafy green mixture, spinach and arugula, sprinkled with sunflower seeds and served with a side of grilled halloumi cheese, becoming a scrumptious main meal. 

 

Easy Summertime Salad Dressing

I eat a lot of salads throughout the year and not just during the summer. Therefore I am always making salad dressing. It is important to get the greens you need and even more important to show my kidlets that leafy greens and veggies are in fact delicious. My son prefers my salad dressing over anything store bought and enjoys being apart of the creative process when making one. This salad dressing is easy and will add the right touch to enhance your salad. To make this dressing you will need the following ingredients.

Easy Herb Salad Dressing 

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1/4 cup lemon juice 

2/3 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons of honey

2 tablespoons of prepared mustard

3 teaspoons of summer savoury

freshly ground pepper to taste

Get a clean empty jar or a salad making container and place all the ingredients starting with the lemon juice in the chosen container. Shake or stir vigorously until all the ingredients are blended well. Pour and/or toss over a beautiful leafy green salad or vegetables. 

That is it! Simple ingredients and simple to make. I can not stress that enough.   

Notes: I usually use a grainy dijon mustard however I did not have any on hand so I used a standard mustard. You may also add a mixture of herbs instead of just one. Instead of stressing over squeezed lemons you may use a product called Real Lemon for the lemon juice. Adding and changing ingredients is a great way to get a distinctive flavour. 

Hope everyone is having a great week so far. - JW    

My Big Greek Salad

I know it is Thursday and I can hardly say this is a throwback Thursday because I always eat salads. This was my dinner last night, my version of a greek salad. Mixed herbed greens with chunks of cucumber, red onion, crisp green peppers, slices of radishes and quartered juicy hothouse tomatoes. Topped with fried Halloumi cheese and a homemade herb dressing. I chopped a reasonable amount of veggies which means there are leftovers for lunch today.  I do have some avocados kicking around so I will have my salad with additional slices of buttery avocados.  Hope your Thursday isn't too much of a throwback! - JW