Friday, May 12, 2017

A Mother's Day Taste Explosion!




Show your Mom or a Mom you love how much you love them by creating this healthy taste explosion for them this Sunday!  



It never occurred to me to add simply roasted veggies into a fresh salad of tender lettuce until recently.  I was at a friend's crayfish boil and one of our friends brought this delicious and light salad.  It was oddly perfect for the sunny day.  

I say “oddly” because I usually think of roasted veggies as something we eat warm and as a side.  The slight char of the veggies and tangy dressing made this salad something I had to replicate... and of course, put my own spin on.  

Roasted Veggies:  I chose brussels sprouts, green beans, broccolini, beets and asparagus. In hind sight, I could have done without the asparagus.  The taste was overwhelming and too bold for this salad.  The beauty of any salad is you can pick and choose the ingredients you want in it!  So don't stop at these ideas.  Use your favorite roasted veggies!

I did not segregate my veggies on the roasting pan.  I cut them all about the same size and then tossed them in olive oil, salt and pepper.  Actually I did more than toss them, I massaged them.  Just to make sure the oil coats all of the veggies well.  

If you have a large batch, consider using a few cooking sheets so as to not overcrowd the veggies. If you over crowd them, they do not cook as well or get as crispy.

I then roasted @ 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.  I let them cool then added them to some soft butter lettuce.

The dressing was simple and light.  A new mustard called Maille and it's spicy (and gluten free) A friend from Dijon, France said it's the best thing she can get over here in the states.  Of course I'm going to trust that statement coming from her. 

For the dressing..

·       Juice of one lemon
·       ¼ cup red wine vinegar
·       2 tablespoons of Maille Dijon Mustard
·       Pinch of salt and pepper

Whisk all the ingredients together.  THEN, drizzle 1/2 Cup - 3/4 Cup extra virgin olive oil in as you are whisking.  It makes a creamy-zingy emulsified dressing!

Add everything together and enjoy!  Please comment below to let me know how you like the recipe AND if you have any ideas to alter the recipe!! 



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Happy Mother's Day!

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