2/3/11

Cabbage Salad: Take 1!! Okay...today I finally prepped and stored the greens I bought last weekend.  I still need to go buy some frozen fruit...not ready for a "pure" green smoothie yet! :p  This week's greens consisted of romaine lettuce, red-leaf lettuce, fresh spinach and swiss chard.  The spinach must have been fresh because there was a pound of dirt on it!! I had to wash it twice which got me thinking about the fact that I don't have a salad spinner!! However, my birthday will be here before I know it! ;)

Here are some lovely photos of my greens prep:

 All the greens ready to go!!

 Swiss chard!

 Romaine lettuce

 Red-leaf lettuce...notice the dark tips...otherwise looks like romaine to me..

 Fresh spinach....I swear they left the roots on!! (should have tried to sprout this!)

Bagged and ready for the freezer! (my recycled bags!!)

Tonight for dinner we had the cabbage salad and some seasoned chicken fingers.  Let me tell you it was A-MA-ZING!!  The salad dressing had a little bit of a kick, but I enjoyed it.  The sesame sticks add a bit of a smokey flavor which tied everything together perfectly! The chicken was tasty, a little on the dry side. (probably cooked it too long...duh!)  Otherwise, enjoy the photos of the process!

 Ingredients for the salad: green cabbage, mandarin oranges, grapes, and sesame sticks!

 Starting line-up for the dressing: apple cider vinegar, olive oil, honey, mustard, onion and sea salt.

 The coveted Blend Tec!

 Chicken fingers seasoned with seasoning salt, old bay and cajun seasoning. (odd combo, but I love it!)

Green cabbage....

 + mandarin oranges...

 + sesame sticks...(i prefer these over the chinese noodles the recipe calls for)

 + grapes! (the recipe says to cut them in half...but I didn't feel like it!)

 blending the dressing...

 a beautifully dressed salad!

 yummy chicken...

 One satisfied customer! :D

 Ada also enjoyed some chicken and sesame sticks! (even though they have gluten...)

And sometimes, one cup isn't enough...

Even though I think I could eat cabbage salad for the rest of the week, I think I'll just do one more day and then try a new one!  Hope you enjoyed today's post!  This new step has given me some new motivation to photograph and blog! Here's to health! Cheers!