Meatless Monday is off to a glorious start today and I wanted to share a simple but spectacular salad!
I first had a version of this salad at a local vegetarian restaurant. There salad was baby spinach with walnuts, feta cheese, diced apples and a balsamic dressing. It was awesome...LOVED how well feta cheese and apples work together.
I changed it up just slightly by adding some arugula into the greens but other than that mine was a blatant copy :)
I changed it up just slightly by adding some arugula into the greens but other than that mine was a blatant copy :)
While I loved the feta/apple combination the real stars of the show are the walnuts. This might sound silly but I have always thought of walnuts as an indulgance. Heck, depending upon whether you are buying pieces, whole, organic, etc it is easy to pay up to $15 a pound. That's in the same territory as Prime ribeye steak!
I tell you, when I am munching down on a big bowl full of walnuts and feta cheese this whole Meatless Monday thing sure doesn't feel like a sacrifice.
Meatless Monday Shoutout!
I wanted to give a shout out over to Patricia at Grab a Plate! She has a lot of great recipes but the one that caught my eye is this Sweet Potato and Black Eyed Pea Curry...looks awesome!
If you know of a meatless Monday blogger who deserves a shoutout let me know in the comments!
I wanted to give a shout out over to Patricia at Grab a Plate! She has a lot of great recipes but the one that caught my eye is this Sweet Potato and Black Eyed Pea Curry...looks awesome!
If you know of a meatless Monday blogger who deserves a shoutout let me know in the comments!