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23 Apr, 2010

Fast food salad

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Recipes and Food

Roasted beet and goat cheese salad - after

One of my favourite meals is something I can make fresh, fast, delicious, healthy, and beautiful.

This recipe is for those things. (I shouldn’t even call this a recipe. Because it’s really just about assembling!)

 You will need:

  • a handful of baby spinach
  • a few strawberries; washed, hulled and sliced
  • some crumbled blue cheese
  • walnuts (optional)

Throw everything on a plate and drizzle with a bit of …

  • dressing: 50/50 good quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar
  • sprinkle with optional walnuts

I ate is almost as fast as I made it, so alas, I have no photo of this one.

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10 Responses to "Fast food salad"

1 | Christine

April 23rd, 2010 at 8:16 am

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Thanks!I was looking for a salad recipe for lunch!

2 | Meghan

April 23rd, 2010 at 9:58 am

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I do this type of salad regularly to take to work. I usually leave a can of tuna in my desk to put on top when I need some extra protein.

3 | tanya

April 23rd, 2010 at 3:04 pm

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I made a salad so good I was telling everyone yesterday. Spinach and boston lettuce, avocado, green onion, and an orange cut up. For dressing lemon juice & Olive oil and a bit of the juice from the orange. It was delicious.

4 | A Crafty Mom

April 23rd, 2010 at 8:27 pm

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I love this salad – I make it often, except I always use goat’s cheese instead of blue cheese. It is fantastic!!

5 | Scatteredmom

April 23rd, 2010 at 10:59 pm

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Yay! You entered! So great to see you. Food Revolution Fridays has garnered such a huge response that it’s going to continue even after the show is over, so feel free to participate if you want!

You always have such great food and I love your outlook as well. :) Thanks for dropping by!

6 | DaniGirl

April 25th, 2010 at 8:07 pm

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I’m not a blue cheese fan, but swap out the blue cheese for feta and add a handful of blueberries and that’s our fave summer salad. Yum! Also yummy if you throw in sunflower seeds instead of walnuts.

7 | Rebecca

April 26th, 2010 at 9:23 am

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I do this exact same salad (almost) – goat cheese instead of blue, and I often add raisins.

Love love baby spinach!

8 | andrea

April 26th, 2010 at 9:24 am

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This blue cheese is strangely mild. Stilton is good too, but I LOVE goat cheese. Dried cranberries are good too.

9 | ShopHaven

April 27th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

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I make a salad similar to yours without the blue cheese and I add a raspberry vinaigrette which is really delicious.

10 | Shannon

April 30th, 2010 at 9:05 pm

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That sounds great! Yum!

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