Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Simple Summer Salad

It's picnic season and my mortar and pestle have been working overtime to develop some tasty and easy concoctions.

I'm leaving out amounts... use as much or as little as you feel like. Variety is encouraged.

jicama root sliced thin
a few sprigs of dill, chopped
tomato seeded and diced
a little onion, green (sliced), sweet white (diced) or red (what else rhymes with those two words that applies to onion shapes?)a handful of fresh local spinach, chopped
a sprinkle of hemp seeds

dressing:

small handful of unsalted cashews
splash of rice vinegar
dollop of honey
good ol' squeeze of dijon
salt to taste (or oddball organics smoked garlic chipotle salt from Granville island or www.oddballorganics.com )(if you order anything from this guy try the nuclear nectar too... wow!)

Mash the cashews in a mortar with the pestle, add the vinegar and honey and mash again to a smooth paste, add the dijon, salt, and if it's too thick to call dressing thin it down with some almond milk... or whatever type of milk-like product you keep on hand.

Voila!
Honestly, who buys salad dressing? You may start asking yourself this question after you taste this :)

Food for the soul

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