From the desks of Simon-in-5-TV..
My modus operandi is generally not food oriented discussions however I am in the process of shaving of some weight so being creative with a few healthy options has been my move so I thought I would share a quick salad that I have been making lately.
First off, for the past 6 months or so I have given up on “traditional” salads…in other words I only eat CHOPPED salad…its no big deal to order any salad this way at a restaurant and easy to do at home. I grew tired of stabbing into a huge slab of lettuce and having it fling stuff all over my face and shirt! Plus, when you chop it you can get more flavors in each bite. Makes perfect sense!!
So, here is my quick, easy creation…in a large stainless steel bowl: get a bag of chopped romaine from the grocery store. Chop up some red onion, toss in a small can of sliced black olives and any other leftover vegetables you have in the fridge. Then, if you don’t grow basil in your backyard yet, get on this!!! Chop up a few basil leaves and toss them in. A little cracked pepper and some garlic salt…then two or three shakes of EVOO and one or two shake of balsamic.
Now the fun begins…for the chopping part the critical must-have is the large stainless steel bowl. Grab huge mounds of salad with tongs and place a sharp butcher knife between the tongs and slice…slice and slice, grab and slice…don’t worry about the knife scraping the bowl, that’s why there are sharpening tools!! Once chopped to your liking, this salad is awesome.
Why, you ask, am I so fired up about salad?? Trying desperately to integrate healthy stuff into my repertoire…good bye chocolate-covered-pork, hello chopped salad.
Article by Rob Simon
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This looks dangerously like spinach but the dog hunts either way…yumm!!
I thought it was spinach when I first saw the pictures
I am a fan of “chopped” salad also.
I love to add grilled steak and thin julienne strips of sharp provolone, and make what I call a TOMMY SALAD (a cheesesteak salad)
Try a pizza cutter instead a knife, it will roll in the bowl and is a lot easier to cut. I had a very similar salad for lunch today, just add salmon.
More suggestions for growing in your backyard and then snipping quickly into your salad — cilantro (the plants are sometimes hard to find, but easy to grow) and chives (a perennial!).