Fancy Salads

I make fancy salads at home

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Tonight’s mix:

- mixed greens

- mikan

- oven-roasted salmon, marinated over night in soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, honey, minced garlic

Tossed with roasted sesame dressing

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Today’s mix:

- mixed greens

- red cabbage

- red beets

- marinated carrots with raisins

- roasted Awajishima onions

- white pepper

- black pepper

Tossed with green shiso dressing and red wine vinegar

First decent salad bar I’ve encountered in rural Japan! A rare salad mixed outside the home

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tonight’s mix:

- romaine lettuce

- mikan (Japanese orange)

- beans

tossed with roasted sesame dressing and oil-free perilla dressing

This is the first salad I’ve made since moving to Japan! It’s been difficult to find ingredients here, I’m slowly finding my way

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Tonight’s mix:

- pan-seared salmon

- radishes* and frozen peas, sautéed in the cooking fat from the salmon

- mixed greens* tossed with vinegar made from asian pears*

* purchased at farmer’s market

Not really a salad tonight, but very delicious!

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Tonight’s mix:

- mix of romaine and butterhead lettuce

- tempeh crumbles

- sliced, raw cucumber

- sliced, raw red onion (mostly for color)

Tossed with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

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Tonight’s mix:

- chopped kale

- sliced nectarine

- quinoa

- tomatoes + chopped kale stems, slowly sautéed with rosemary and thyme

- roasted sunflower seeds

- a couple cracks of freshly-ground black pepper

Tossed with balsamic vinegar

Served with a glass of 2018 Tempranillo

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Today’s mix:

- chopped curly kale

- super greens mix

- rosemary roasted sweet potato

- quinoa

- ¼ raw red onion, thinly sliced

- dried cranberries

Tossed with:

- balsamic vinegar

- fresh squeezed lemon juice

- black pepper

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Today’s mix:

- chopped curly kale + chopped dino kale*

- rosemary roasted sweet potatoes + lemons

- pearl couscous with carrots

- homemade radish pickles*

- pan-seared cod

Tossed with balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, lemon juice

*purchased at farmer’s market

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Tonight's mix:

- swiss chard + mustard greens*

- sliced raw radish*

- pearl couscous with carrots

- chopped swiss chard stems, sautéed in brown butter

- pan-seared Atlantic cod

Tossed with balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and black pepper

* = purchased at this week's farmer's market

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Tonight’s mix, a light dinner:

- mixed spring greens

- roasted sweet potatoes and carrots

- sliced organic plums from Frog Hollow Farms

Tossed with extra virgin olive oil, rice vinegar, and cracked black pepper

Served with two slices of my original french-style bread (not pictured)

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Today’s mix:

- mixed greens

- halved grape tomatoes

- carrots and red onion, sautéed with a sprig of fresh rosemary

Tossed with grapeseed oil and balsamic vinegar

Served with homemade, whole wheat bread

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Today’s mix:

- mixed greens

- roasted tempeh

- red, seedless grapes

- toasted pine nuts

- dried cranberries

- raisins

Tossed with rice vinegar and olive oil

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Today’s mix:

- mixed greens

- raw red onions

- dried cranberries

- toasted pine nuts

- roasted sweet potatoes

- roasted tempeh

Tossed with extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, and black pepper