A Warm Salad?
I’d promised to pass along my recipe for a yummy warm salad with garbanzo beans (aka chick peas), orange zest, tomatoes, and salmon to my friend. Having pulled the recipe out of the box, it was last spotted with a pile of papers in the office area. That was about a week ago. I seem to have misplaced the recipe card. I have searched for it under my chair, inside my books, and even online but to no avail. And thinking about it gave me the appetite to have it in my belly immediately. So this was my solution with what I had on hand.
Warm some olive oil in a skillet. Add
2 stalks of celery, half inch sliced across
Half a red onion chunky chopped
Sauté for two minutes to take a little of the edge off. Then add
Small can petite diced tomatoes
Can of garbanzo beans
Half cup each sliced dried apricots
And pitted kalamata olives
Then stir and add
Homemade balsamic dressing
Dash of Herbs de Provence
Ground coriander
Ground marjoram
Salt and pepper
Serve on a bed of mix greens topped with warmed salmon filet and a slice of toast. Because it was a warmed salad , it still feels good to eat even on a chilly day. And visually, it is an edible rainbow. Gorgeous red, purple, orange, and brownish purple chunks amidst little beige orbs and green crescent moons. All atop leafy greens and a salmon pink crown. I was even thinking a nut on top would be fun. Or crumbled feta or blue cheese.
This isn’t exactly what I had in the other recipe. And I didn’t have an orange in the house or I would have added the juice and zest. But it hit the zone if not the spot of what I was after. Righteous in many ways, it reminded me of a caponata. Create variations according to your taste. Enjoy your food or you’re doing it wrong.
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That sounds delicious and healthy! Thanks, Shalagh.
What do you think of those people who do food posts on certain days? Because I’m thinking of becoming one of them.
This looks and sounds gorgeous Shalagh. I’m not sure the set posts on set days is something that would work for me as I don’t like to be tied to anything especially as I’m so busy with the children! Maybe you should wait until after the baby and see how you feel then? I know the experts say you should do this but I think I’m happy once a blogger I read is posting regularly : )
I have been fighting a schedule of any sort for a very long time. I wonder knowing something about what I may need would inspire me to be more organized. Like planning meals out ahead of time. You can always switch them around. Thanks for your cents worth. And it’s a given to publish three times weekly no matter. I had the salad again for lunch. Yum.
Love,
Shalagh
Just added it to this week’s dinner menu!
Hi compliment. I hope you’re inspired to put your own spin on it. I am still hoping to find my other recipe.
Thanks , Lisa for returning.
Love,
Shalagh