Who else is simply WILD for salads??!🤩 Seriously, this crab, shrimp and smoked salmon Louie in Pike Place market in Seattle won the gold for me, all the ingredients were sourced from the market! Hands down the best salad I’ve ever had (I didn’t eat the bread cause dammit gluten😒)!! 🦐🥗🦞🍋🥒🍅 • Here are some of my tips to creating a killer salad. I’m hoping this post will re-inspire me to finish my salad book!!: 1. I break up my salad into 4 main building blocks -base (leafy green base or main ingredient- could even be beans or quinoa or potatoes!) -toppings (additional cut veggies or protein) -dressing (vinaigrette, lemon base or something emulsified, or my homemade ranch OMG) -finishers (nuts, seeds, fruit, herbs, flowers, seasoning, PARM) 2. Make sure your salad is balanced. I try not to do a heavy dressing and avocado with a dainty lettuce base and because they’ll smoosh the lettuce and no one wants a soppy salad right?! Also when balancing- think color (eat the rainbow) & texture (cut of the veggies)! - Emulsify your vinaigrettes. Egg & mustard are my favorite emulsifiers. They bind the vinaigrette together and really just take you dressing to the next level! - Salt your aromatics. No one like a salad overpowered with garlic, onion or ginger. I use a small big of minced garlic and onion in my dressings but I always let them sit in sea salt first. Cuts the bitter! - Get Creative! Now that you know the 4 buildings blocks it’s time to play! Just think of all the types of leafy greens for the bases, or all of the seasonal veggies you could chop up for toppings (I’ve been playing with roasted veggies and pears in my salads!), all the different kinds of oils, vinegars and mustards for your dressings and all of the different nuts, seeds, crunchies, dried fruit and cheeses you can try!! • Let me know your favorite salad ingredient! 🥗🥗🥗🥗🥗🥗 • • • #likeavixen #saladqueen #cleaneating #cookingtips #saladsofinstagram #saladmaster #kitchenninja #crablouie #shrimplouie #vixeneats #salad #howtocook #eatmoresalad #saladjunkie #balancedmeals #nourish #nourishbowl #whatsyourfavorite #saladgoals (at Santa Barbara, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3M0vLMBjY8/?igshid=vea66uv1e27n
