Vegetarian Foodie

Strawberry Salad

As I sit to write this post, I have suddenly realized that there is no existing category for salads...hmph. I also realized my last post was about strawberries...(it is strawberry season in these parts and besides, organic strawberries are ONLY 4.99 a small basket).

Sooo......here is the recipe for a delicious salad...in fact, I would like to dedicate this salad recipe to Lani who is my carnivorous sister in law that sports a prejudiced palate (however, this salad easily found its way to her heart and now I am confident that I can always show up on the doorstep with it without being labeled as a dirty vegetarian hippy).

Strawberry Salad

Dressing

• 1/4 Cup olive Oil
• 1/4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
• Salt and Pepper

Salad

• Greens (three to four handfuls for each person to be served)
• A handful of strawberries sliced
• 1/2 Cup Toasted Pecans (Preheat your oven to 400 F. Spread pecans out on a cookie sheet and bake for 5-10 minutes-Do not blacken)
• 1/2 Red Onion sliced and diced
• 1/2 Cup crumbled Blue Cheese

Toss the salad with the whisked dressing and enjoy...you CAN take this one home to the in-laws!

Strawberry Lemonade

Strawberry Lemonade

• A double pint box of ripe strawberries (that you will need to juice through a fancy pants juicer that separates the juice and mushy rest-I suppose you could blend the strawberries and send them through a sieve)
• 1 Cup of sugar (or more if you have a sweet tooth)
• 8-10 lemons squeezed

Mix to enjoy the superb and frothy strawberry lemonade!

What insanity we have recently faced. Just today the husband and I were able to move back into our offices after the sewer mess... What a lot of construction. Although really, the end result of the space reveals itself as quite welcoming. 

So alas, the computer fast of sorts comes to an end. I am now hoping to settle in and officially invite a routine to present itself...tomorrow. For now, I am going to sit back and sip my wine and admire the freshly renovated office with its sea blue walls, appropriately named 'Tropical Holiday'.