Part of my Trying To Be A Responsible Humanoid is cutting down on gas (doing a LOT of walking both for health reasons and not wasting fuel) and combining meals with my mom when she and I decide to eat dinner together. That extra mouth to feed (read: the 8 year old nephew) isn’t really hurting me except that he’s so fussy that my sister gave my mother a list of foods that he’s sure to eat.
All the boys get along great because I have learned, years ago, to tune them out when they’re playing loudly and I can’t stand one more second of them arguing about who is the best character from Star Wars. While letting them swim today I was reading my novel and only heard them start to get loud with each other when their voices intimated that they were name-calling.
“Wookie!”
“EWOK!”
Last night, while my boys and my nephew ate pizza, the people in the room with taste (read: the adults) enjoyed this salad:
We first had it at a little restaurant named the Plaid Rooster and it was delightful. The last time she was there my mom grabbed a menu and we shopped off the list.
Ingredients:
a spring mix of greens
grilled chicken marinated in pineapple juice and mandarin orange juice
chunks of pineapple
mandarin oranges
red onion
fresh strawberries
sliced almonds
sunflower seeds
creamy poppyseed dressing (we got store bought T. Marzetti’s Poppyseed Dressing but if you must have something homemade because you’re that ambitious, try this one)
June 24, 2008 @ 12:27 pm | Filed under Recipes To Die For | Permalink |
mp Said,
June 24, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
OK..I will try a version of this..I don’t care for the idea of chicken & poppyseed dressing..
I don’t like pineapples either but i love the rest of the things you have in here. I’ve done a similar one w/ baby spinach..but the greens sound yummy too.
Poppyseed dressing is the best..even the fat free stuff is good.
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TLC Said,
June 24, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Oh I know what we are having for lunch (breakfast?) tomorrow! That sounds absolutely wonderful. I make a spinach salad with strawberries, red onions and carmelized walnuts. Add raspberry viniagrette and eat with a shovel.
T.
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White Hot Magik Said,
June 24, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
Sounds great. What time should I be there for the next serving?
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Tracee Sioux Said,
June 24, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
Seriously everything I put that poppyseed dressing on is fan-freaking tastic!
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Fabiola Said,
June 24, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
What a wonderful recipe!!
I will take note and tried it when I move to my new house!!
Fabiola
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Daisy Said,
June 24, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
Yum. Sounds citrus-y! Yes, that is totally a real word. At least it is now.
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Susan Said,
June 25, 2008 @ 10:34 am
Sound so yummy! I’d eat it but my fussy husband and daughter probably wouldn’t. I’m definitely going to try this out though. Thanks for the recipe.
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Sugar Said,
June 25, 2008 @ 9:52 pm
I love the poppyseed dressing. I’m sure it tastes super fantastic with that salad! Pizza… pish posh… they don’t KNOW what they missed!
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Jonathan Said,
June 26, 2008 @ 6:28 am
Pretty salad. Makes me hungry.
(Sans chicken, of course).
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KYLE JOHN Said,
June 26, 2008 @ 10:22 am
So…I’m definitely going to make this salad for my mom on Sunday. Something light and refreshing should i say…and we all know Erin needs that
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Rachel Said,
June 29, 2008 @ 6:45 am
Cute comment by Kyle!
Looks like a great recipe. So, I’m assuming you drain the can and use just that amount of juice for the marinade?
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Anali Said,
July 1, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
The salad looks really good and I think I’m going to try and make the dressing too!