The salad that I want to marry
You know how there are times when you eat food that is so good that you become instantly enamoured of it? Well. Last night, while attending a pumpkin carving party at my friend Natalie’s house, we ended up creating a salad that has officially rocked my world. Salads are good, but it is fairly rare that I will come across one that just satisifies my tastes completely. Natalie assembled this salad with salad dressing that I just created by vibration a day previous, and my oh my — any future suitors will have to vie for position with this salad, I swear. Here is the recipe for ‘ya. One of the ingredients is a little esoteric, so I am in the process of figuring out a substitute for it.
Natalie and Denise’s Autumn Pomegranate Salad
(please note that I eyeballed this, so measurements are approximate)
Vinaigrette:
1/4 c. red wine vinegar
1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 t. dijion mustard
1-2 t. quince jam *
1/2 t. herbes de provence
Blend well in a blender or with a hand mixer.
Salad:
mesclun greens
arugula
spinach
pomegranate seeds
sliced almonds, toasted
- Make sure that the almonds are toasted — this really brings out their flavor.
- Mix greens, pomegranate seeds, and almond slices. Dress with vinaigrette.
- Some ideas for extras: sliced pear or sliced apple, manchego cheese, asiaggio cheese (I can’t eat cheese anymore, but I know these would work well with these flavors).
* potentially, you could use apricot or peach jam instead….
Bon Appetit!
4 Comments
cory
October 31, 2006OMG, I love anything to do with pomegranates! You rock!
Another friend who blogs also wrote about food today, although you went totally different routes. (Her: food we ate as teens that we would never eat today). So I think that it’s true – no matter where you are, Halloween = pumpkins, ghosts, and food. 😉
j. brotherlove
November 1, 2006Looks delicious (and lighter than my salad). Only thing is, I’d need two or three of these, I think.
Denise
November 1, 2006Or you can just make one big one. The picture is of a small bowl, but just make a big batch. On Sunday, I had toasted sunflower seeds, that salad, and some lentil hummus for dinner, and I was satisfied.
ABDEL du maroc
November 8, 2006Ca a l’air délicieux BRAVO DENISE.
Tell me what you eat I tell you “you are Denise”.
Mes amitiés.