… is my promise to myself until I get my gym membership come September. I’ve re-promised (is that a word?) to eat a little better e.g. get more fruits and veggies into my system. And I figure this is a good way to start.
Here are my rules:
- the salad may contain meat, and that includes bacon*
- the salad may contain cheese, and that includes those so-called “fatty” cheeses*
- the salad must contain greens and a least one other vegetable
- I will take it easy on the dressing
*Jeez man. You only live once, right? A life without bacon and brie would be a very very sad life indeed.
So this was my dinner the other night. And here is the recipe.
Notice that I didn’t make it as purty as the recipe, but it was very good. I would just use less lemon juice next time. I split the recipe in half, added some fresh basil from the garden, a fresh mint leaf and gobs of goat cheese on top. Oh. Yummy.
Yesterday’s lunch was a salad I’ve photographed and posted here before: leaf lettuce with red peppers and red onion sauteed in a bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. And, yes, goat cheese. God. I love the stuff.
Other salads on my agenda may include:
- Apple, dried cherry, and walnut salad with maple dressing
- Steak salad with shallots and red wine
- Pear salad with feta, bacon, hazelnuts and shallot vinaigrette
- Spinach salad with grapefruit anderson
I have a feeling I’m going to be at the grocery store quite a bit. :)
Three of the four recipes above are new ones. And I’m always looking for ideas. Any you’d like to share?
