| Salads have always been a passion of
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| | or brushing with olive oilIngredients:
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| mine. My son says he's never seen anyone
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| | 2 large bosc pears, roasted
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| else ever do a happy dance to a meal of
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| | lemon juice
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| greens the way I seem to do whenever I'm
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| | olive oil
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| served or am serving a platter of
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| | kosher salt, pepper4 C triple washed
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| veggies.
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| | spinach
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| Here are a couple of my recipes that
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| | 2 C triple washed arugula
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| friends have said are absolutely
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| | 4 oz chevre (goat cheese)
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| "craveable". In fact, a couple were
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| | 1/4 C toasted pinenuts
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| slightly red-faced to admit-they dreamed
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| | 1/3 C bottled champagne vinegaretteTo
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| about them the night after eating them!
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| | roast pears: peel, halve and core pears.
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| And these are easy, adaptable in size
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| | Brush with lemon juice and olive oil.
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| and can be embellished in many ways.The
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| | sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly
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| first is a twist on a classic, I call
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| | ground pepper. Place on prepared pan and
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| it:Going Greek SaladIngredients:1 lb
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| | roast until fork tender in preheated
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| triple washed greens
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| | oven. approximately 20-30 minutes.
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| 4 Roma tomatoes, sliced thin
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| | Cool.Place the greens in a large bowl and
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| 1/2 lb brown mushrooms, sliced
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| | combine gently. Thinly slice the pears
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| 1/4 C kalamata olives, pitted and
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| | and add to the greens. Divide and
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| chopped
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| | arrange onto serving plates. Portion out
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| 1/4 C dried cranberries
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| | the chevre and sprinkle with toasted
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| 1/2 med red onion, thinly sliced
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| | pinenuts. Drizzle each plate with
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| 1 Cucumber, peeled, seeded, thinly
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| | dressing.This salad is wonderful served
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| sliced
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| | up with some artisan bread.Again, both of
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| 1/2 C sheep's milk feta, crumbled
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| | these "craveable" healthy salads are very
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| 2 C grilled chicken breast, cubed
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| | versitile. Both are terrific served with
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| 1/4 C toasted pinenuts
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| | grilled salmon, for a heartier version.
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| 1/3 C low-fat raspberry vinegarette
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| | If you can't find the pinenuts, toast up
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| 4 warmed whole wheat pitas, cut into
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| | some walnuts, pecans or even
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| quartersSimply toss all ingredients in a
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| | cashews.Maybe now, you can understand my
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| serving bowl, EXCEPT the pitas, which you
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| | "happy dance" to the course called
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| serve on the side. Plate up onto 4
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| | salad!Carine has always loved to cook.
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| individual plates.The second is a very
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| | Her mother gladly handed her the "apron"
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| upscale salad that takes a bit more time,
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| | at an early age and she has continued her
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| but well worth the wait.Pear-Goat Cheese
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| | culinary ways to include her love of the
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| SaladServes 4-6
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| | written word. Carine also loves to write
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| Pre-heat oven to 400. prepare a cookie
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| | about people and other life's events.
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| sheet by covering with foil and spraying
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