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 LOVE the Native Carolina Mantids! So rare and unusual! Your black bean patties and mesquite smoked pork look and sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this month's kitchen views too!
Hi Joanne! They are so cute aren't they, they are often hard to find and tend to get eating by the much larger Chinese Mantids. Black Bean Patty recipe coming soon, Thanks for stopping by! :)
DeleteAll of your garden produce is wonderful. Looking forward to the jalapeño flatbread recipe.
ReplyDeleteThanks Shaheen! It's been crazy hot and humid here but the squash is loving it! :)
DeleteLove all the veggies you are harvesting, especially the snow peas. Where did you get the salt from? I sell it and love the ethos of this company so much :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tandy! I found the salt in a TJ Maxx was curious to try it, that's awesome that you sell it! It truly has a great taste, slightly sweet like I said, and it's great that the company is sustainably harvesting. Now I know who and where to get more, small world! :)
Deletelook at all that wonderful produce. those golden raspberries look tasty. the flatbread sounds delicious too. have a great month.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry, you too! :)
Deleteyeah crazy hot here too for Berlin (considering there is no aircon anywhere it's very unpleasant). Love the coloured raspberries, I've never seen them before (I assume they are all raspberries?) Such a good IMK this month
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Cate! Yes they are raspberries, if you see them get them, they are so much sweeter than the red ones. :)
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