Spring Greens Salad w/ Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Common Salad Green Chart We've had some very hot weather the past week or so...I'm talking 80+F! It seems like we skipped right over Spring and went two feet into Summer. While I'm not complaining, it has been very nice and sunny, I wasn't quite expecting this so soon. Luckily our garden is over-joyed about the weather blossoming, sprouting and blooming. This has lead to an abundance of leafy greens, perfect for light Spring/Summer Salads on these hot days. Since we are growing our vegetables for Summer, I like to grow a wide variety of leafy greens so as not to get bored. For this Spring Salad I used a mix of lettuce, spinach, chard, and sprouts, then topped it with a tart honey lemon poppy seed dressing. This dish is a perfectly simple appetizer or side dish; the dressing complements the individual flavors of the greens without over powering them, while the carrot adds a hint of sweetness, and the hemps seeds an extra bit of crunch and a whopping
I am always intrigued by whats in your kitchen and you never disappoint. I would so love to get my gnashers round the soy beef jerky, will you be posting the recipe? would love to have a got at making it at home. Adore those carved spoons too. And the wine cork trivet. Clever way of recycling.
ReplyDeleteThanks Shaheen, that really means a lot! :) I'll definitely post it, I have to take pictures this time though haha! :)
DeleteI look forward to it, and rather impatient actually. Please give me a nudge when you have posted it. thank you in advance.
DeleteI'm sorry Shaheen, I'll get on it promise!
Deletesuch lovely carved spoons. i really love wooden spoons and keep collecting them. and how about that book? sounds very interesting. i love your aussie tea towel as i should being a true blue Aussie myself:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry! If you can find that book I would highly recommend it. I love the natural colors of the tea towel, hopefully one day we'll make a trip to Australia for ourselves. :)
DeleteThe wooden spoons are fantastic! Love the tea towel and cookbooks as well, great finds in your kitchen this month.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gretchen! :)
DeleteParticularly love those wooden spoons, so slim and elegantly shaped.
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Thanks for stopping by Kavey! :)
DeleteThat cookbook is right up my alley – recipe and stories mixed together. How interesting. As to the sourdough coconut brownies – oh my! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fiona! It's a sweet book, I really enjoyed it! Recipe for those brownies coming soon!!! :)
DeleteLove the recipe book and the prawns look delish! I haven't had prawns since I moved to Germany...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Cate! :)
DeleteWow you have been busy! That spicy prawn (that's what we call them in Australia) looks really delicious... I don't know if I would use the wooden spoons they look too nice and the tea towel will need a few good washes before it absorb any water... I'm not sure what they put on them to stop it :) Thanks for sharing! Liz x
ReplyDeleteThanks Elizabeth! That's exactly how I feel about the spoons too, to pretty to use. The same with the tea towel. Thanks for stopping by! :)
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