A post on salads? Of course a post on salads!

I have been asked time, and time again for ideas on salad dressings, salad mixings and a salad base. 

One post to answer the call. 

Base:

For a base I turn to organic baby spinach or a kale mix. It’s clean, fresh, vitamin packed and no extra work! 

Toppings:

Hearty -  toasted walnuts, cashews or sliced almonds 

Sweet - raisins, dried cranberries, or any other dried fruit

Spices - salt, pepper, or celery salt

Fresh Fruit - blueberries, strawberries, peaches, raspberries, apples, tangerines, pineapple, tomatoes, dragonfruit, kiwi or watermelon

Fresh veggies - avocados, cucumbers or beets

Carb - pasta or croutons 

Cheeses - parmesan, cheddar, asiago, feta or mozzarella pearls

Dressings:

Equal parts olive oil and flavored vinegar. This could be any type of flavored vinegar, for instance a balsamic vinegar. Often times vinegars are infused with different flavors. 

One of the dressings that has been a favorite is:

1/4 cup blueberry infused balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil 

2 tablespoons of shallots.

Mix them all together and drizzle over your salad.

These are all ideas to help you create your own concoction of a salad. 

For instance, you could pair kale, watermelon and feta with some toasted walnuts. Drizzle a Raspberry vinaigrette over the top.  The raspberry vinaigrette would be equal parts olive oil and a raspberry infused wine vinegar. 

Hera’s Pinch:

Make your salad dressing! It’s super easy and much more flavorful.

Below is a salad we made a few days back.