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Treasure Hunt Salad

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Treasure Hunt Salad

I’ve always thought the expression “Kill two birds with one stone” was peculiar. I have never wanted to kill one bird, much less two, but the concept of achieving two different objectives with one batch of work certainly gets a thumbs-up from me! This salad oozes nutrition and provides a way for you to empty your vegetable bins of produce before it goes to waste.

Ingredients:
The ingredients are all optional. The goal is to use what you have. I’ve been known to even leave out the salad greens when I didn’t have any on hand and feast on just a melange of carefully chopped cold vegetables. (If you got stuck on the “melange” part, it just means mixture, blend; medley (especially of things that would not ordinarily be grouped together), according to my Babylon software, which I couldn’t do without.) So, I’m not going to tell you what to put in, since I don’t know what’s lurking in your refrigerator or cabinets, but here is a list of items that often end up in mine (and thus become part of this salad).

  • salad greens
  • hardboiled eggs, sliced, diced, or put through a ricer
  • fresh mushrooms
  • yellow squash
  • zucchini
  • crispy fried shallots (from the Asian market — they aren’t breaded)
  • granny smith apple
  • cucumbers
  • peppers
  • crumbled bacon
  • cheese (feta, goat cheese, bleu cheese, cheddar, monterrey jack)
  • salami strips
  • onions (red, green, or yellow)
  • red cabbage
  • chopped nuts (especially my 5-spice nuts, made with a little Cayenne pepper added)
  • tomatoes
  • avocado

Directions:
Dice, slice, chop, tear, dress (with your favorite dressing), toss, serve. After dinner, admire your roomier refrigerator.

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