My version of a kick ass salad.

I hate the salads in the UK.  A few pieces of limp lettuce, a bit of cucumber and tomato. No dressing. Can you say boring. I have gone salad mad. I can not get enough. Fruit or veg. Its Spring. Bring it on. So here is what I do for a real kick ass salad. A meal. I love it.

Take your lettuce, what ever kind you like. Even try mixing some different kinds. I love adding spinach. Wash it and spin it in a salad spinner. I found my salad spinner at Aldi for like £3. It dries of the lettuce and you can just put it on a zip lock bag and it last for a few days.

On a big plate or a large bowl take a good handful of the lettuce. Add to it and or all of the following

Chopped red pepper, tomato, cucumber, chopped celery, carrot (take your peeler and make strips) apple chunks, pear chunks, avocado, feta cheese, linseed, cashew, almonds or walnuts.  Feel free to also add chicken chunks, or tuna, or bacon if you like.  Add anything you like. That is the beauty of it

Then dress it. I do it really simple. Drizzel olive oil and medina balsamic vinegar.  You can do olive oil and lemon too. Or take some Mayo or olive oil, add some French brown mustard, white wine vinegar and honey.

Enjoy.

Broccoli bacon salad. Easy peasy.

My sister in law gave me this recipe. I love it.

1 head of broccoli chopped into small pieces

bacon cooked crispy can crumbled.

Rasins ( I used dried cranberrys sometimes)

Sunflower seeds  (I used cashews too)

1 small chopped red onion

Blend everthing in a really big bowl.

Then add the dressing:

1 cup or so of either Mayo or sour cream (or creme fresh)

1/4 cup  sugar

1/4 cup white wine vinegar.

Taste and add more sugar or vinegar if needed. Stir into salad mixture.

Sometimes I do have to make more dressing depending on how much salad I make. I love this salad. Its so good and so easy to make.