My first extended family supper of the summer and I needed a delicious salad to compliment my aunt's potted garlic chicken. I had beautiful peppers and fresh spinach to work with. I grilled the peppers with a little olive oil, salt and pepper.
Next I chose the supporting characters.
Then there was the ever important dressing. I decided on a warm dressing with lots of shallots and garlic sauteed and then some added ZING. You are going to love this IMAGINATION salad.
Imagination Salad
About 4 cups of spinach
3 peppers cut into thirds
1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 cup of cashews unsalted
3/4 cup of feta cheese (goat cheese would work well also)
Dressing:
2 shallots minced
2 cloves of garlic minced
juice of half a lemon
3 tbsp of olive oil
3 tbsp of soya sauce
Heat up your barbecue and brush your peppers with olive oil and sprinkle some salt and pepper on them. Grill them over a medium heat until they have some nice colour but still have a little firmness. When done, slice the peppers and add to your bowl of spinach. Heat up the olive oil over medium heat and add the shallots and garlic, saute for 4-5 minutes until translucent and smelling yummy. Add the lemon juice and soya sauce and heat through. Add all the ingredients to the salad and toss with the hot dressing.
About 4 cups of spinach
3 peppers cut into thirds
1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 cup of cashews unsalted
3/4 cup of feta cheese (goat cheese would work well also)
Dressing:
2 shallots minced
2 cloves of garlic minced
juice of half a lemon
3 tbsp of olive oil
3 tbsp of soya sauce
Heat up your barbecue and brush your peppers with olive oil and sprinkle some salt and pepper on them. Grill them over a medium heat until they have some nice colour but still have a little firmness. When done, slice the peppers and add to your bowl of spinach. Heat up the olive oil over medium heat and add the shallots and garlic, saute for 4-5 minutes until translucent and smelling yummy. Add the lemon juice and soya sauce and heat through. Add all the ingredients to the salad and toss with the hot dressing.
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