Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Perfect Summer Salad

All right..... So this is a little unorthodox post for me, but I am about to share the recipe for one of the greatest things I have ever made. It's a little odd because I hardly cook, and what I do cook I usually eat myself without any scrutiny- regardless of the level of edibility. But I have stumbled upon what I believe is a gem, and it only took me three attempts to perfect. Here goes nothing.

The Perfect Summer Salad

One Tomato (Diced)
One Royal Gala Apple (Diced)
One Yellow Pepper (Diced)
Small Cup of Chick Peas (Pre-marinated in Oil and vinegar dill salad dressing)
10 Field Mushrooms (Thinly Sliced)
Half of a Celery Stalk (Diced)
Quarter of a Red Onion (Hash)
3 Eggs Scrambled - (Cooked with milk to keep fluffy - Salted & Cooled)
1 Packet of Mozzarella Cheese Curds (Chopped into smaller chunks)
A dash of Parmesan Cheese
The Salad Base includes the following:
Romaine lettuce
Endive
Shaved Carrots
Radicchio

Simply mix all the ingredients together and dress and toss appropriately.

Best dressed with a Sweet Onion Vinaigrette

I think it's an awesome summer salad. I hope you like it!

Lessons Learned Whilst Creating The Perfect Salad:

Unripened Cheddar Cheese is the worst invention ever. It tastes and smells like toe jam. This product is dairies cruel joke on humanity.

Fruity salad dressings like 'Raspberry Balsamic' leave you wondering why you poured an oily smoothie onto your salad. Don't make the same low fat summery mistake - use a real dressing. Even good old 'Oil & Vinegar' is a suitable alternate.

Don't put hot scrambled eggs onto a salad. It makes everything squishy and gross. It made me think of a sailor eating a slimy packaged salad in a mess hall in the middle of the Atlantic.

That I am an idiot for ever putting hot scrambled eggs onto a salad of any kind.