Thursday, May 30, 2013

Summer salad with homemade dressing

Made this salad tonight. All 4 of us devoured it. I was out of dressing and I prefer making my own, but was too lazy to make my usual dressing. So I ended up just putting lime juice and extra virgin olive oil and it was perfect.

4 large handfuls of spinach leaves or any lettuce
7 small or 4 large strawberries (sliced thin)
1 med carrot (washed & sliced thin, the skins are really good for you & I leave them on)
half of a large cucumber sliced
Handful of yellow raisins
Small onion (optional)
1/4 cup almonds the small thinly sliced (optional)
 about 4TBSP of feta cheese. ***

dressing: juice from half of a lime and 4TBSP of olive oil. Just enough to get everything nice & moist. ***

I do not usually measure, but just add until it looks good. The measurements are pretty accurate. Next time I think I am going to add some fresh basil.

*** (if you use a less salty cheese than the feta it would be a good idea to add a little salt & pepper to add seasoning. My feta is very salty and therefore the dressing doesn't need seasoning.)

Serves 4 to 5 people. Enjoy!

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