MIXED HERBS & SALAD

MIXED HERBS & SALAD

Here’s a very refresh­ing piece of  south of France, not just a salad, its THE salad, tak­ing salad mak­ing to an art. Very sim­ply done too.

Ingre­di­ents:
  • 3 let­tuce hearts
  • 1/4 lb aragula
  • 1/4 lb purslane (if you won­der what it is here is an inter­est­ing arti­cle on this edi­ble weed)
  • 1 red endive (chicory)
  • 1/2 bou­quet of chevril
  • 8 strands of flat parsley
  • 20 small basil leaves
  • 8 mint leaves
  • 10 strands of chives
  • 2 tea­spoon aged bal­samic vine­gar (Acetaia Dodi is pure lux­ury but a cou­ple drops can bring a dish to heaven)
  • 4 tbsp fruity olive oil (Sicil­ian is a favorite, try Fran­toia)
  • optional but fan­tas­tic: shaved truf­fles, or shaved parme­san, or a poached egg… depend­ing on the salad’s bud­get I guess.

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Posted by: Alex on March 11, 2010.
Category: GO(o)DNESS, GREEN, HEALTHY N' LIGHT, MEATLESS, VEGETERIAN

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

This is a deli­cious accom­pa­ni­ment greens to any meal or it also makes for a hyper easy and healthy snack. It’s more fun if you have a spi­ral­izer! It has def­i­nitely become my favorite tool in the kitchen as I spi­ral­ize every­thing that comes in my vicin­ity these days. Watch out!

Ingre­di­ents (4 servings):

  • 1 large eng­lish cucumber
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tea­spoon sugar or 1 table­spoon agave sweetener
  • 1/4 tea­spoon salt
  • 2 table­spoons toasted sesame seeds* or goma­sio.

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Posted by: Chloe on February 6, 2010.
Category: GREEN, QUICK n EASY, RAW

GREEN BLISS

GREEN BLISS

Bal­anc­ing all this crazy french food is easy. I like to drink a green bliss once in a while in the morn­ings or when­ever I feel I mis­treated my stom­ach guts intestines and all.

Of course if you have a juicer handy that’s best…like that Bre­ville that’s worth every penny. Or you can run to your local juice joint and ask for a custom.

Juic­ing the all time favorite:

  • 2 cucum­bers
  • 1 whole bunch of kale
  • 2 apples (granny smith or fuji for a sweeter taste)

Process in this order so you get all the juice from the kale flow­ing with the apples.

Another win­ner is:

  • 2 cucum­bers
  • bunch of spinach
  • bunch of parsey
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 to 2 apples

These juice will make your skin glow and clean up last night’s crazy mess you made! Heavenly!

Posted by: Liz on January 25, 2010.
Category: GO(o)DNESS, GREEN, HEALTHY N' LIGHT, JUICE, MORNING BLISS, RAW