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I call this the holiday salad because it's the night-before-leaving town meal that you throw together to use up the remaining fresh food in your fridge. It could also be called, "everything-but-the-kitchen-sink" salad ... but that doesn't sound as appealing, does it?
So you have the picture.
I headed to the Left Coast Crime conference in Vancouver, B.C. early this morning and this was my meal last night. I did exactly what I described, using up items from the fridge and came up with, if I do say so myself, a tasty although somewhat eclectic salad. I have to admit that the blueberries and mangoes were frozen, but I wanted a variety of color and tastes. To keep it light, I drizzled virgin olive oil over everything. You may prefer to use a vinaigrette or dressing. And, as the final touch, I added some potato chips just because I could.
If you don't like or have all my ingredients, try your own and see what combinations you can come up with. I'm sure you'll enjoy the result, also.
What I used:
1/2 avocado, sliced
1/2 sweet red pepper, sliced
1/4 Granny Smith apple, sliced
3 grape tomatoes
3 pitted green grapes
frozen mango pieces
frozen wild blueberries
two Bocconcini
2 lettuce leaves
3 slice ham
What to do:
Very easy. Clean veggies and fruit, then slice, dice or just dish out. Have fun with the plating for a visually appealing colorful meal.
If you're at Left Coast Crime, please say hi. The same goes for Malice Domestic at the beginning of May. I'm not sure if I'll try the same Holiday Salad the night before attending. But I might.
How about you? Do you have a favorite, throw-together, last-minute meal?
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When I saw the word "salad", I thought it was all tossed together but I see it is almost like a Cobb salad and the ingredients look good on the plate. Sometimes I do my lunch similar to this and usually add olives.
ReplyDeleteI chuckled when I saw this post. Have done a lot of eating out the fridge the night before travel. It is always eclectic, colorful and tasty.
ReplyDeleteVery well done plating.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the white blobs? Mozzarella? Poached eggs? Other?
I never thought about a combination as you describe. A great meal for those hot summer nights, when you don't feel like cooking. Also low in calories.
ReplyDeleteLooks scrumptious! I do that too for brunch, lunch or snacks, and sometimes if we want a light supper. I especially love cheese of any kind paired with fruit, and always olives or pickled veggies. Oh, and I could eat avocados every day and never tire of them, same goes for asparagus and artichokes,even cold right from the fridge!
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