Monday, December 11, 2006

The Best Salad In The Entire Universe...fo real.


I made this mix of greens for my girlfriend Laura one day while she was visiting the farmhouse and she never stopped talking about it. It was off the top of my head. What a great boost for my culinary ego!!Get a big bowl and fill with your favorite, clean and washed salad greens.Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.Toss in a teaspoon of fresh minced garlic and when I say fresh, I mean FRESH.Two huge fistfuls of shredded parmesan.Toss to coat.Squeeze a half of lemon onto the greens, dash of sea salt, and few twists of fresh ground black pepper.Toss once again.Serve with toasted herbed ciabatta slices or any fresh chewy bread.Suggestions for a great lunch or light supper.A small bowl of Mediterannean mixture of olives…kalamata, cerignola, or cracked green.Tuna packed in olive oil. Look for it in the Italian section of the market.Add some chickpeas or serve in bowl, drizzled with olive oil and black pepper, or hummus.Thin grilled slices of London broil....Grilled and chilled shrimp….I prefer spring mix or green leaf, but romaine or even baby romaine will work just as well. The blend of greens in the spring mix just seems to work sublimely with the lemon and the sea salt.

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