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
Love the colour of this strawberry drink. Its getting warm here too, we have been getting the allotment garden plot ready for vegetable seedlings. I am looking forward to spending more evenings out there too, drinking something like this.
ReplyDeleteHi Shaheen, these are definitely perfect for after garden work. Looking forward to seeing pics of your veggie hauls this summer! Our garden has really started to bloom now with the warmer weather, looking forward to berries in the next week or so. :)
DeleteGreat article, love your sharing so much, thank you!
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