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Simple Tangy Salad

January 19, 2011 by christine

I’m such a geek that I was almost late for work this morning trying to snap pictures of the full moon. I couldn’t help it, when I opened the back door to let the dog out and saw this, I had to grab the camera and try my luck at night time shooting.

Needless to say, I have a lot to learn! I tried a few shots with the telephoto lens before madly rushing to get ready, the shots almost look like daylight or like night time from a 50s movie. The moon was gorgeous, but my dog wasn’t impressed, she just wanted back inside from the cold.

After a day of more leftovers and snacking on nuts and fruit, I was in the mood for a light and fresh dinner and the simpler the better. I opted for my go to simple meal, a monster salad, but hit up Ani’s Raw Food Essentials for a new dressing to try. I selected her Lemon-Tahini dressing because it sounded wonderfully simple with only 3 ingredients mixed in a bowl.

For the entire salad recipe, Ani’s calls for matsuna, or Japanese mustard greens, and radishes which I certainly did not have in my fridge. But I did have romaine lettuce, carrots and zucchini for the salad – and that’s about it since I need to get to the market soon! I got a little creative with the zucchini slicing it like a fan before using a peeler to make thin, noodle-like strips that were delicate in texture and absorbed the salad dressing nicely.

The dressing was super easy to create, throw ingredients into a bowl and mix. Though it wasn’t too appetizing looking separating like a miso soup, it was a nice thin texture that coated the salad with flavor evenly.

To “beef” up the salad, I threw in a lot of hemp seeds and served.

The dressing is wonderful, I don’t think it needed the exotic greens because it did a wonderful job of jazzing up plain old romaine and zucchini. I was a little nervous after tasting it before pouring the dressing on because the lemon flavor and tang was very strong, but it was just the right amount of zing on the salad and a dressing I’ll be throwing together a lot in the future.

And I finally did it – created a Facebook page for The Raw Project. I know, took me long enough.

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Comments

  1. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says

    January 20, 2011 at 3:44 am

    I have seen that recipe in Ani’s book but never made it…not a huge tahini fan. It’s fine, but i dont keep it on hand. And im surprised you dont keep japanese greens and radishes hanging out in your produce drawer. (kidding :))

    Your moon pics are awesome!

    Fan Page…nice. Your blog is looking faboosh!!!!! :)

    • christine says

      January 20, 2011 at 6:57 am

      I know on the greens, she does use a lot of exotic ingredients in that book that I have to compromise on especially during winter.

      Thanks on the moon pics, maybe I’ll try again this morning. :-P

  2. JL goes Vegan says

    January 20, 2011 at 4:24 am

    That dressing looks great! Can’t wait to get Ani’s book! (should get it today!)

    I “liked” you on FB and added your page to my page (if that make sense!) LOL

    • christine says

      January 20, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Thanks, there are tons of great dressings in Ani’s book, but many are paired with exotic salad ingredients. I’ll usually make the dressing to go on a simpler salad. :-)

  3. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says

    January 20, 2011 at 6:21 am

    The veg restaurant I used to work for had a lemon tahini dressing, and it was divine!!

    Your moon pictures are great!

  4. Stephanie says

    January 20, 2011 at 7:36 am

    I have tahini, lemons and Bragg’s just dying to get mixed up for a salad for lunch! Thanks for the inspiration!

  5. Lisa @ Thrive Style says

    January 20, 2011 at 10:07 am

    I just liked your FB page—feel free to check out mine if you like!

    I wish I could have snapped pics of the moon this morning, but I didn’t see it till I was on the highway. It was breathtaking!

    Another pretty salad/dish from you…it looks great :)

    • christine says

      January 20, 2011 at 2:51 pm

      Thanks, I’ve “liked” your FB page too. :-)

      The moon was even prettier this morning, but I got too engrossed working on a new smoothie variation. :-P

  6. Jess - The Domestic Vegan says

    January 20, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    I LOVE tahini dressing, so I’m sure this was delicious! Your salad looks great!

    Love the moon pics, too!

  7. Errign says

    January 20, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    I do the same thing when I see cool nature scenes – make myself late trying to capture the perfect shot! :)

  8. kalli says

    January 20, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    those pics of the full moon are gorgeous!

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