Tossed Salad with Light Vinaigrette

We have enjoyed this delicious salad the last two Sundays. The thing I love about it is you get to enjoy the wonderful flavor of the vegetables and it tastes great. It is also wonderful because it is a healthy dressing too. Great way to eat a lot of vegetables

Ingredients

2 C spinach

2 C Romain or your favorite greens

1/2 red pepper sliced thin seeds removed
1/4 purple onion chopped up
1/2 cucumber chopped up
1/2 C cut up celery
3-4 small peppers chopped up
1/2 zucchini chopped up
other options chopped up purple cabbage

Dressing

1/2 C olive oil
1/4 C vinegar
1 T honey
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 garlic cloves


Directions

1. In a blender blend all of the ingredients for the dressing until all smooth.

2. Put all the ingredients for the salad in the bowl starting with the greens on the bottom.

3. Then drizzle the dressing over the top of the salad and serve.

Lettuce Chicken Wraps

Good Morning !

Chicken wraps

Good Morning! I was looking out the window this morning, and had to take a picture of it. I love mornings. It is such a peaceful time of day. It is a new beginning too. It is so wonderful to watch the sun come over the mountain. It is a perfect time of day to go on a walk.  My daughter and I planted our garden yesterday. We will proabablly add some more along the way. We got it all planted and it started to rain. It was perfect. It was nice spending time out in the sunshine.

My daughter requested I make these last night. They were delicious. I love using the lettuce to wrap the chicken in. It is a nice way to get some greens into your meal. It is a complete meal you don't really need anything else. It is a fast meal to serve if your chicken and brown rice are already cooked.  

Ingredients: serves 4
1 1/2 C cooked shredded chicken
1 T oil
2 T chili garlic sauce
3 cloves of minced garlic
1 T lime zest
3 T Lime juice
7 T fish sauce
2 T honey
1 tsp salt
3 C cooked brown rice
1/4 C fresh basil chopped
4 green onions chopped
Romaine lettuce leaves washed

Directions:
1. Heat skillet to medium heat, add oil and chicken. Cook and stir a couple minutes.
2. Stir in the garlic sauce, garlic, zest, juice, fish sauce, honey, salt, and brown rice cook and stir about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in basil and green onions. Take off the heat and scoop on to lettuce leaves. Serve.   

Cobb Salad (Easter Dinner or anytime)

I have found that bright colors and how it is presented adds to my enjoyment of eating vegetables. My husband has his Dads gift of making food look really nice. He has passed that on to my daughters. My husband made this for our early Easter dinner with our family yesterday. It was a big hit. It tasted delish. I can't wait till he has more time to cook with me. He is an amazing chef. 
This could make a great addition to your Easter meal. I love this time of new birth and the world coming alive with color. :)
 
 Ingredients

Romaine and Spinach washed and chopped up
tomatoes chopped up
frozen peas
cheese
bacon bits
other options: chopped celery, grated carrots, strawberries, purple onions, avocados,cucumbers, and ?


Salad Dressing options:

Raspberry Dressing  

Ingredients:

1 C Grapeseed Oil
1/4 white vinegar
1/4 raspberry sauce
2 to 3 T honey
*1/4 tsp salt and pepper (Optional)


Ranch dressing

1 pkg traditional ranch dressing packet
1 C mayo with olive oil
1 C buttermilk ( I used 1 C milk 1 T vinegar)
2 tomatillos husk removed diced
2 garlic cloves
juice from 1 lime
1 jalapeno seeds removed
1/2 bunch cilantro washed

Directions 


1. In serving bowl  make a bed with the greens covering the bottom.
2. Then make rows of vegetables going across the top.
3. Put ingredients for the dressing in the blender and blend a couple minutes. Serve dressing on the side.  
Happy Easter Week!