Lighten it up

I've sure been posting a lot of baked goods... it's about time for a salad wouldn't you agree? To me a salad needs to be easy to throw together, nothing complicated going on here. Some good greens, accents of flavor and color, some good proteins and you are good to go.


This one had romaine hearts, cucumbers, some Mediterranean spiced feta, topped with a grilled piece of salmon (I gave the salmon a little drizzle of olive oil and some cracked pepper before it hit the grill). As for the dressing, I whipped up a creamy balsamic number.

Like I've said before with other proteins, they need to be moist and tender. I wont eat over cooked fish so I make sure to keep a close eye on things if not under cook it slightly. You can always put it back on the grill for an extra minute... but you can't undo overcooking.

For the dressing... it's really not a recipe more a toss it all in a bowl and mix so these measurements are a guess...

Creamy Balsamic Dressing
1/2 cup plain fat free yogurt
tiny bit of canola oil
3-4 Tbs balsamic vinegar
freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon mustard
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Chow!