What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Bright Ideas: Quirky Clean Salad! We’ve all heard the word “clean” when referring to food. Once upon a time, it meant wash the vegetables before eating them. Now it seems to have multiple meanings. Some of those phrases include “unprocessed foods, organically grown, no preservatives, low carbs, gluten-free, free-range, or no high fructose corn syrup.” Basically, it translates to what is clean for YOU. My unwritten rule is, if I have a craving for it, I’m eating it. Perhaps that’s why I added the word “Quirky” to the title. You do what is right for you. Are we good?
QUIRKY CLEAN SALAD
Ingredients:
1 head broccoli, florets only and chopped
1 green apple, peeled, cored, and diced
1/4 cup almonds, chopped
1/4 cup green olives, sliced
1/4 cup raisins
5 pitted dates, chopped
2 slices bacon, crispy cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 tablespoon garlic wine vinegar
1 tablespoon natural honey
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon rosemary, chopped
Instructions:
In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli florets, diced apples, chopped almonds, sliced green olives, raisins, chopped dates, and crumbled bacon. Gently toss to mix. In another bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, garlic wine vinegar, natural honey, Himalayan salt, cracked black pepper, and chopped rosemary. Pour the vinaigrette over the broccoli salad; mix thoroughly. Serve immediately.
Thank you, Gail, for this wonderful salad! Minus bacon, it is perfect!
Joanna
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Gotcha! 🥗🍃
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I’ll take your bacan if you take my olives!
“Doble tocino por favor”
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Done!
Joanna
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Tag-Team. I love it! 😋🍃
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Works for me, since I have more in my kitchen. 🤣
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A quirky and fun salad!
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Def a Bowlful-of-Yum! 🥗🍃
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Broccoli, apples, olives, almonds,… sounds not only very healthy but very very tasty too!
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It was pretty good, especially since the hubs finished his serving. 😜🍃🥗
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That’s the best sign 😃
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Minus the olives (can’t stand them),this salad sounds wonderful!
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I totally get it. Whenever I see someone at the grocery with Brussels sprouts in their cart, I want to try them again. Unfortunately, they do not agree with me and I pay the price. 😜
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Great combination of tasty ingredients!
I need to check into garlic wine vinegar.
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Ohmygosh. I’m addicted, so my husband orders it by the case. Truth. 💫
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I’ll definitely be looking for it. Thanks for introducing! 🙂
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Star Garlic Wine Vinegar. (I get no recompense for mentioning this product.)
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I googled it and got quite q few results, so it’s great to have your recommendation. Thanks! 🙂
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You’re very welcome. 🍃🍓
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I’ll take the bacon and the olives. Great salad.
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Thaaanks, Peggy! 🙏🏻🍃
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This recipe is like a balancing act of the yummiest kind. So many twists and delicious turns to achieve a result magnifique. And yes it is a clean salad and you know why? Because my plate will be just that. Clean.
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Welcome to the “Clean Plate Club”, Marco. 😋🍃
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Happy to be here.
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Always a pleasure. 👏
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