the simple things

It's all about the simple things... like creating the perfect salad out of bits and pieces of other salads recipes and suggestions I pored over last year (Martha Stewart and Nigella Lawson come to mind.)

For a long time I was not a big fan of salads... it seemed like a lot of work for raw food. All of the washing, chopping, slicing so that all the elements are the same size and shape... it just wasn't for me. I mean, college me was perfectly happy to roast a couple of potatoes and call it a day.

But now that I've been cooking almost everyday for about two years, I've started making more and more salads. I think it also helps that I now live very close to an outstanding produce store that sells the most delicious blood oranges outside of Sicily.

my happy salad

The goods: blackberries, blueberries, blood orange segments, sliced avocado, sliced red onion, and chunks of fresh mozzarella with a squeeze of lime. All delicious tastes and textures... tangy, creamy, zippy, rich and fatty brightened with citrus. This makes a good topper over a bed of lettuce but I prefer it as is.