Comfort Me with Salad
I didn’t want real dinner tonight. Maybe it’s because Jason is out of town and my drive to cook a full meal dissipates when he’s gone, or possibly because I ate a huge portion of chocolate cheescake late this afternoon at work {it was a recipe test for the magazine…it’s a tough job, but someone has to taste the food to make sure it’s all as delicious as it looks!} aaaanyway, I came home with very little appetite.
Eventually, I started thinking about something cool, crunchy, and light. I had some fresh goodies in the fridge, leftovers from a photo shoot yesterday. A tangle of watercress, slices of miniature cucumbers, and pieces of crisp radish went in the bowl, and were dressed lightly with just a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Beautiful, crunchy Maldon flake salt was the perfect extra something. Oh, and I decided halfway through eating it that if I’d had an avocado, it would have been perfect mixed in.
Crunchy, Spicy Salad
Makes 1 salad, but can easily be multiplied to make more
1/2 (2-ounce) bag watercress, larger stems removed and discarded
1 miniature cucumber, or 1/2 regular cucumber, sliced
2 large radishes, halved and sliced
1/2 ripe avocado, sliced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and ground black pepper
In a medium bowl, combine the watercress, cucumber, radish, and avocado. Toss gently to combine. Drizzle with lemon juice, and toss, then drizzle with oil, and toss again. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
24, 24, 24 update: I just finished making the base for the tomato ice cream, and I have to say, I really like it. It’s different…but I think it turned out well. I can’t wait to churn it and taste it again, to see if the end product is as yummy as the custard base.
August 28th, 2009 at 3:06 am
I just want to say that you have the coolest job! And, I love your blog. It makes me wish I lived near you, so that I could come over and eat your food and drink wine with you
August 28th, 2009 at 9:01 am
That sounds delish. I’ve put on some lbs in recent weeks…months… and I decided I really have to start watching what I eat because I’ve not had time to work out. This sounds divine as a dinner and lunch next week with some whole wheat pita and hummus. Yum.
August 29th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
So simple and good! I love radishes, but since I am the only one that likes them, they seldom make it to my grocery cart!
Thanks for reminding me!