This is just me trying to make my salad look as much like dessert as possible. And, you know, it worked. I ate almost the entire head of lettuce myself.
Only one more head to go.
Salad with Cherries and Queso Fresco
1 head Boston lettuce, washed, dried, leaves torn
10 cherries, pitted, halved
2 Tbsp. sliced almonds
4 oz. Salvadoran fresh cheese (or whatever), crumbled
1½ tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Toast almonds in a dry frying pan over medium heat for a few minutes until fragrant, but not burnt fragrant. Toss lettuce, cherries, almonds, and cheese in salad bowl. Pour balsamic vinegar into a small bowl and whisk in olive oil until emulsified (meaning mixed up real good). Add dressing to salad and toss with salt and a healthy grind of black pepper.
that salad looks beautiful!!!! I love putting fruit in salads, and it gets me to eat much more leafy greens. Right now I've been putting lots of strawberries in it (and sometimes blueberries and raspberries), and in the fall I love putting apples (with cheddar or some other cheese). I'm afraid I'd eat all the cherries before they made it into the salad!
Posted by: sunny12 | June 12, 2007 at 10:53 AM
That is totally my kind of salad. I have to keep either dried cranberries or dried cherries in the cupboard all winter, plus almonds, plus usually mandarin oranges ... like you, it's the only way to get me to eat. I don't know about West of Boston, but right now North of Boston the cherries are good looking and cheap. Too bad I'm not eating :-(
Posted by: Susanna | June 12, 2007 at 01:08 PM
Girly food again? BTW where's your dad? And yes now the url is foodonthefood.com.
Posted by: ilva | June 12, 2007 at 03:21 PM
Hi Ilva, I'm still here. Came out of retirement to help out a friend so I have a bit less time (and energy) to harass Tammy. However, she gets a pass this time in any case because, as you may have noticed in a prior post, I love cherries!
Posted by: Dad | June 12, 2007 at 07:12 PM
Dad: I do believe your cherry story had something to do with this idea.
Ilva: It's hard to come up with a manly salad.
Susanna: I know. You're going to have to make up for lost time.
Sunny12: Yum. You can make me a salad anytime.
Posted by: Tammy | June 12, 2007 at 09:05 PM