For the past several days, when I’ve been at work, I’ve been eating salads. My salads are not elaborate, and that does not bother me one bit. They taste great, and I enjoy consuming them.
Take, for example, this simple green salad that I made earlier this evening. It has spinach, green onion, tomato, and bell peppers. I made the dressing with avocado, freshly squeezed lime, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger, nutritional yeast, hot chili flakes, a tiny amount of maple syrup, and a few more herbs and spices. The chili flakes gave it a bit of heat, and there’s a mild sweetness thanks to the maple syrup, and the nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without the dairy.
However, earlier today, I decided that it might be good to purchase a book on salads.
After a bit of research, I settled upon buying the book Salads of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year by Georgeanne Brennan. I ordered it this morning from Amazon, and it arrived a little after 8:30 PM. Flipping through the book, I was impressed by the variety that of salads offered. My definition of a salad is an overabundance of produce and not much else, and this book definitely expands on that definition and includes much more. You won’t receive any complaints from me, and I’m willing to check out some of the “no-traditional” salads.
I handed my daughter the book and told her to choose a salad that she would like us to try, and she selected the recipe listed for January 3, Noodle Salad With Pork & Asian Lime Vinaigrette, located on page 15. For this recipe, we’ll swap out the pork and use oyster mushrooms instead. We’ll be making this tomorrow. We’re both looking forward to trying this dish. I’ll most likely flip through the book a bit more this evening and create one of the more traditional recipes in bulk, so I can take it to work a few days next week.
The main reason for purchasing the book is I’m going to consume nothing but salads for at least 30 days. I don’t see that being an issue since I ate only raw foods for well over a year.