Project: Greens with Blueberries, Feta and Almonds (Canadian Living Special Issue: Market Fresh)
It’s pretty much impossible to get truly fresh greens in Northern Ontario. This isn’t meant to be surprising. It’s just a fact. It’s pretty much impossible to get truly fresh greens anywhere in Canada after a certain time of year. What is possible, is those boxes of greens. You know the ones. With their dead sadly plastered to the side of the box, fast becoming that slime you scrape off the side of the aquarium after your filter kicks it.
| 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard pinch each salt and pepper 8 cups mixed baby salad greens 1/2 cup fresh blueberries 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds |
So I only had to pick a few slimy bits out of the box of baby greens. And what the heck is white balsamic vinegar?!? I’ll never know how this salad was supposed to taste NOW!
1. In large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Add greens; toss to coat.
2. Divide salad among plates. Sprinkle with blueberries, feta cheese and almonds.
Makes 4 servings.
Uh, YUM! The truth is that I believe this salad would be perfect WITHOUT the green stuff. It’s not that I don’t like greens. They’re delicious. But I found myself picking the greens out to eat first, then following it up with mouthful after mouthful of delicious feta, blueberry and almond drizzled in a mild vinaigrette.
Also, leftover salad was predictably gross. As in aquarium slime gross. Bollocks.
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