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6 Fresh & Fast Salads

A few quick fixes for the salad junkies among us:
  • romaine lettuce, tangelos, pomegranate, and vinaigrette (3:1 oil:acid)
  • baby spinach, pears, dried cranberries, pecans, shallot-thyme vinaigrette* 
  • arugula, roasted beets/carrots, sesame seeds, avocado, no dressing
  • mesclun leaves, cucumbers, spirulina millet**, tahini-lemon dressing
  • frisee lettuce, apple matchsticks, pan-fried capers, sherry vinaigrette
  • golden beets, mandarins, shaved shallot, pine nuts, lemon vinaigrette (recipe)

*Shallot-Thyme Vinaigrette
 (Massive quantities, delicious)

3 shallots, finely minced
6 stems of fresh thyme, bruised
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2/3 cups champagne vinegar
3 cups olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

**Spirulina Millet
Cook millet, then toss with a little spirulina powder so that it turns light green. Season with salt.

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