salad

date, corn and goat cheese salad

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I finally did it. I’ve been dreaming about it, waiting for the right time and I finally did it. It was awesome!

I made this salad.  I found the recipe on one of the blogs I follow and I have been thinking about it ever since. The flavors are so perfect together, a little of everything, sweet, crunchy, bitter and just plain delicious.

I am going to have it again for dinner and maybe again for lunch tomorrow.

Ingredients 

*serves 2

1 tsp oil (like grapeseed or olive)

1 cup frozen corn

8 cups greens of choice

1Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

salt & pepper

4 dates, sliced thinly

2 oz goat cheese

2 Tbsp toasted walnuts

Heat oil in small pan.

Add corn and saute for about 3-5 minutes, until golden brown.

Set aside.

Toss lettuce with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Divide onto two plates.

Top greens with dates, goat cheese, walnuts, corn and turkey or chicken if desired.

Smoked Salmon Salad

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Last week I had the most amazing salad at a local restaurant. It was just that good and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.

I decided to re-create it with the exception of one ingredient, dried sweet corn. I looked around to see if I could find some nearby but I was out of luck. { I did find some on Amazon }

The flavors compliment each other in ways I would have never imagined. I mean who would have thought to put dried cranberries and smoked salmon together? But it works so well.

Ingredients

Smoked salmon, sliced

Israeli couscous [I used whole wheat]

Dried cranberries

Pepitas

Roasted red peppers, chopped

Butter lettuce or green leaf lettuce, chopped

Combine all ingredients, as much or as little as you please.

For the dressing, I used a Jalapeno ranch then added a little chopped Italian parsley and lemon juice. Combine until smooth and drizzle over your salad, a little goes a long way.

Enjoy!