Refreshing Foods

Summer, for me, has always screamed fresh fruits and veggies.  And what better way to indulge in both by combining them in a kick ass salad?  Kick... butt... salad if that offended you :) LOL. 

Can we just admire how scrumptious my salad looks...

I love foods that are rich and vibrant in colour.  They just look so appealing, am I right?

Don't be afraid of fruit and veggie overload!  There are very few combinations that wouldn't work well together.  I mean, you also have to keep in mind the type of dressing you plan on using.  But seriously, you can do ANYTHING with a salad.  Don't stick to same ol, same ol.  I bet there are enough combinations to have a different type of salad every week of the year!  Heck, I'd accept that challenge ;) 

Anywhos, we all know how much I love to document every thing I produce in a day LOL and I thought tonights salad was worthy enough of a snap/mention on Naked Canvas. 

In case you were wondering....

Base

Freshly washed Baby Spinach

Freshly Washed Mixed Greens

Shredded Carrot

Sliced Mushrooms

Sliced Cucumber

Sliced Pepper 

(I used an orange pepper, it's the sweetest and my fav, but feel free to use whichever colour you prefer!)

Add-Ons

1 tbsp of Crumbled Feta Cheese

Sliced Strawberries

Chopped Apple Slices

1 tsp of Crushed Walnuts

1 - 1.5 tbsp of Sweet Baby Peppers

Gourmet Balsamic Croutons (I used 7!)

Dressing

1 tbsp of Roasted Garlic and Shallot Cuisine Oil

1.5 - 2 tbsp of Red Wine Balsamic Vinegar 

I literally made up the dressing.  LOL.  I opened the cupboard, badda boom, badda bing. There we go! :) 

There are soooooo many alterations you could make.  I honestly throw together what I'm craving and make something magical out of it, haha.  Sometimes it works wonders, other times I wonder what on earth I was thinking.  But hey, c'est la vie!

Chat later, loves :) 

Cheers, 

S. 

xxoo