A Lesson in Salad

Here's my lesson, it's short, simple, sweet, and works without fail:

Salads are all about color.

No matter what you put in, as long as it looks vibrant and everything blends well like a Monet, everyone will ooo and ahh and say things like, "Oh my that looks wonderful!" Honestly, you can't go wrong. It is for this reason that I struggle to write a definite salad recipe because once you put the serving bowl on the counter anything is possible. You will always have a green base (romaine, kale, spring mix, spinach, Brussels sprouts) and vegetable or fruit mix ins (tomatoes, onion - red, green, white, pearl, nuts, carrots, peppers, peas, raspberries, strawberries, nectarine anything really) and extras (nuts, seeds, beans, bacon, cheese) and some kind of dressing. So open the fridge, get creative, do your body good and go make a salad.

Today's salad (in case you needed some inspiration)

Kale
Spring Mix
Cherry Tomatoes
Shaved Carrot
Red Onion
Chopped Roasted Almonds
Craisins
Italian Dressing and Champagne vinaigrette

and no one ever complains if there's a side of bread and butter.