We have a basic equation for tasty salads:
greens + fruit + nut + cheese= deliciousness.
Here are few other ingredients you can mix and match to make your own favorite salad. You can stock many of them in your fridge and pantry for spontaneous salad ideas- especially the dried fruit.
Nuts:
• toasted walnuts
• caramelized walnuts
• toasted pecans
• caramelized pecans
• toasted pine nuts
• toasted almonds
Cheeses:
• blue cheese
• feta cheese
• parmesan cheese
Fruits:
• fresh apples
• fresh pears
• fresh Asian pears
• fresh blueberries
• fresh raspberries
• fresh oranges
• fresh strawberries
• dried cherries
• dried cranberries
Some of our other favorite combinations are: apple, feta, toasted walnut; pear, blue cheese, and toasted walnut. Mmm, have fun making your own favorites!
2 comments:
I follow that equation too! I am a little more liberal with the "nut" category though. To me, anything crunchy can fit in there... sunflower seeds, croutons, those little crunchy sesame things, even tortilla chips!
I love your formula but follow the rainbow idea and try to get as many colors as possible in. It's a little overwhelming on the palate but irresistible to the eye.
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