It's the time of year when we find heaps of red fruit on the marketplace. Sigh. My favorite time of the year.
Don't miss it. It doesn't last long. You'll have plenty of time to use frozen ones in muffins and pies but right now, eat them fresh and why not use them in a salad?
Salad she says, uh? Who eats salad, anyway?
Well, I do. Not the boring type though. No, Ma'am! But if you add fruit to it, I'm all for it.
Balckberries add taste and color and go really well with cheese.
I love this salad. I usually buy more celery stalks than I need and wash them, dry them then dice them. They can easily be frozen in ziploc bags. Let them sit on the counter on a plate for a few minutes and use them in your salads. It adds flavor and texture.
Yet another version of my spinach and berry salad. I love blueberries. I love blue. Anyway... This one is really good, like very addictive and healthy too!
The photo will show you how much I like blueberries - they never go to waste. I had a whole blueberry meal that day.
I got to say - first time I heard about mixing fruit in salads, I was rather undecided. I soon came round and it's become a staple for my summer salads. It had taste, texture and variety and you can use whatever you have at hand, even during the winter period. Now though, it's summer as I'm writing this very article and I bought fresh strawberries from the market so I added some to my salad.
I'm also a huge fan of fresh spinach. It does go well with fresh berries - strawberries but also blueberries. Stay tuned for more recipes.
This salad will look good and enticing even on the hottest days. I like to add prosciutto and/or crispy chicken nuggets. I make my own and freeze it so I always have some ready, but that's another story.
Bridging the gap between California and France, welcome to my French-American cookbook and the best of both food cultures.
Un pied en Californie, un autre en France, voici le blog d'une accro à la culture culinaire américaine et française.
