A Salad & A Half
As a stressed student it is easy to fall into the rut of having the same, boring meals all the time – especially during exam period. I’m embarrassed to admit the number of times in the last few weeks I’ve had porridge, cereal or a grilled cheese for dinner. But with summer’s arrival and my new abundance of free time, I’ve decided to make it a goal to cook interesting food. It doesn’t have to be fancy, expensive or take hours to prepare, but just something a little more stimulating then a pita bread with canned tuna!
Last night I made homemade burgers and oven sweet potato fries. The fries turned out great, although they were a little crispy… I forgot that B had a fan oven. oops. The burgers were juicy and delicious, although I cooked them under the grill — alas, no BBQ! Better yet, everything took under 30min to prepare and only took about 20 minutes to cook.
Lunch today was also something interesting. I threw together some prewashed salad, cherry tomatoes, a few segments from a clementine, crumbled blue cheese, chopped walnuts and drizzled some honey mustard dressing on top – et voila! A delicious, healthy salad that had me licking the plate. And this one took less than 10 minutes to throw together!
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I loved the sweetness of the cherry tomatoes, orange segments, and dressing contrasting with the sharpness of the blue cheese. And the added crunch from the walnuts and lettuce was delightful. I generally like salads, but this was a salad and a half.
So, depending on my motivation and whether or not I can have enough self-control to take a few photos before I devour my dinners, you can look forward to a few savoury recipes this summer. I hope you enjoy The Interesting Food Project!
A Salad & A Half
Serves 1
Ingredients:
- plateful of prewashed salad greens
- handful of cherry tomatoes, washed and halved
- orange segments from a clementine
- slice of blue cheese, crumbed
- 3-4 walnut halves, coarsely chopped
- honey mustard dressing (I used the Tesco Light stuff – tastes great!)
Directions
- Mix together salad greens, tomatoes and orange segments.
- Sprinkle blue cheese and walnuts on top.
- Drizzle with salad dressing.
- Devour.