Hey all! Thanks for all the new visitors and don’t be afraid to comment! I love feedback and having a good discussion going! Sorry this is a quickie but Nate’s fam is coming into town and staying with us this weekend so I have to bust it here: doing this workout, heading to work, & home to speed clean entertain!
Here’s a meal you can make when pressed for time! I was so proud of this salad. Not only because it tasted good but because it looked amazing! I’m definitely a visual person when it comes to food, fashion, destinations, art etc. so I probably spent way too much time preparing this thing but it was worth it!
In the mix:
Mixed mesculun, 1 plum tomato, 1 julienned young green summer squash, 2 fried eggs, fresh basil from my herb garden
Dressing: 2 parts apple cider vinegar to 1 part extra virgin olive oil, 1tsp chipotle seasoning 1sp lime juice & chopped chives. I made about 1/2c (what can I say? I love my dressing).
Garnish with more fresh basil, flaked sea salt & freshly ground pepper. Enjoy!
I was so excited to use my new tool: the Kuhn Rikon Julienne Peeler I picked up from Sur la Table. I was lusting after a Japanese mandolin that was like $450…um Nate said no way haha! This $20 gadget was much more in our price range. Maybe someday I can have a super seski mandolin 
and this collection: someone buy this for me haha.
1. Favorite tool in the kitchen?
2. Have you splurged on something that cost way more than you think it should to prepare food?
August 12, 2011 at 1:37 pm
I have a jullienne peeler too. I bought it before my spiralizer, and then I kind of forgot about it. So much easier though for fast work and easier to clean. Thanks for reminding me about it!
August 12, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I love salads! My favorite kitchen tool right now is my new little food processor by Kitchen Aid. I made a strawberry pesto with it and can’t wait to make more stuff!
That salad looks awesome. The only splurgey item in our kitchen is my Kitchen Aid mixer, but it was a Christmas gift from the bf and so the $$ didn’t come out of my pocket. I love it though!
August 12, 2011 at 10:17 pm
we love our salads!!! yours looks great. we love our spiralizer for creating fun things with our veggies
August 13, 2011 at 2:24 am
Way to go on the salad! It really looks amazing! I love my spiralizer..my fav in the summer but my fav overall is the Vitamix.–hope you have a great weekend! Have fun with Nate’s fam!!!
August 14, 2011 at 9:19 pm
i’m totally obsessed with the vita-mix. we got our kitchen aid stand mixer for our wedding but don’t use it often since i got diagnosed celiac :/
August 14, 2011 at 7:18 pm
I got my julienne peeler at some local Asian market for $1 and love it so much! It’s my favorite kitchen gadget so far and also my Magic Bullet for making my own spice mixture
Speaking of splurging, I think I might break my bank for stocking up ground game meat this coming Wednesday 