Now look at this beauty. I have some leftover red leaf lettuce underneath the baby arugula, topped with grape tomatoes, red pepper and avocado slices. If I don’t have any leftover meat, I go for a half of an avocado. So rich and creamy – comforting – like mashed potatoes to me. And that’s my new favorite garnish on top, roasted and salted pepitas. My dressing is always a simple oil and vinegar combo I bring from home. For ease, I throw it all in a jar with a mason lid and shake it up. I can literally make this in two minutes. Here is my approximate recipe, because I really don’t measure anymore.
BASIC SALAD DRESSING
1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
2 tbs. red wine or sherry or Champagne vinegar
scant 1/2 cup of olive oil
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Place all ingredients in a jar. Cover tightly and shake. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
To healthy eating!!
My New Normal Dinner of Roasted Vegetables with Prosciutto
Our celebration/bon voyage family dinner party
A fantastic dinner!
Lunch with Nora
Zucchini, fennel, red pepper and mint torta
Colourful and wholesome!
Definitely!!
What a yummy looking salad!! I love arugula and avocado together. Love the addition of pepitas, too! My husband is in charge of making the salad tonight. I’m giving him your dressing recipe, so he can make it with our mixed greens. 🙂
Oh please let me know how it comes out/ how you like it!!
My husband made the exact same salad except for the greens. We had mixed greens in the house. We even had the pepitas! The dressing was wonderful – love the tanginess of the mustard! It was date night for us (kids were out!) 🙂
So very glad to hear!! Thank you for writing back!
Such a beautiful, healthy looking salad. I’d certainly order that in a restaurant!
Thanks Maureen!!
This salad would work on my cleanse diet right now!
Go for it!!
And people think cooking is hard! This salad is a perfect example how salads can be so much better made at home! Love the colors!
Exactly!!! Thanks for writing!
Beautiful and the use of what might be on hand to make an easy salad is a reminder how something healthy can feed the eye and the body
So true – they go hand in hand.