Chopped Salad

I've started to chop my salad greens. It makes the salad easier to eat, but really it's about the making it taste better. I know that sounds very 80-year-old-man of me, but consider this: Food tastes better, or different, depending on the shape and size of the ingredients.

For example:

Large circle carrots, or sticks – yuck

Matchstick or shredded carrots – delish

Spaghetti – gross

Capellini – delish

For the salad, I chopped the mixed greens and tossed them in a lemon, honey, mustard and grapeseed oil dressing. On top, I added leftover pan fried roast pork shoulder, avocado and toasted sunflower seeds. Delish.

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Detox Salad

Today is the first day of the 12 day detox. We just had an excellent poached chicken, celery, arugula and sunflower seed salad – and now I'm totally starving. What I would really love is a glass of red wine and a piece of flourless chocolate cake. I'm hoping the cravings will pass, or this is going to be a long ride.

DEXTOX DETAILS

Yes:
Fresh friut and vegetables
Chicken and fish
Nuts and seeds
Whole grains, like oats and quinoa
Water

No:
Meat, dairy and shellfish
Caffeine and alcohol
Refined white flour and sugar
Anything processed

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Salad: Viva Las Vegas

It was salad night in Chicago too.  I've been making this salad for dinner over the past few weeks since Broccoli and Fusilli first introduced it to me in Las Vegas. My Whole Foods was out of Mache that I usually buy, so I tried a new salad mix, Earthbound Farm Organic's Fresh Herb Salad.  The dill in the salad mix and aroma of it added something great to this salad.  So, make a bed of greens, add sunflower seeds, queso fresco, Newman's Own Italian Family Recipe Dressing or Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette and Purdue's Perfect Portions Chicken.  

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