With all the cold weather we've been having, you'd hardly know it is June. While I'm looking forward to warm summer nights in our backyard, I've been content to spend the evenings inside lately -- listening to the rain fall and eating impressive quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables. I'll get back to my stories from Buenos Aires soon, but first I wanted to share this pretty salad with you.
Summer Strawberry Salad
Ingredients
Greens, rinsed and spun dry
Strawberries, rinsed
Salty hard cheese (like Parmesan or Pecorino Romano)
Good Balsamic vinegar*
Method
To make a salad for one, add a few handfuls of your greens to a large bowl. Slice in a few fresh strawberries and drizzle with Balsamic vinegar (about a tablespoon, you can add some sugar or oil to cut the flavor if you prefer). Toss together. Shave a few thin pieces of cheese over the top and enjoy.
*(I'm obsessed with the fig Balsamic vinegar from Old Town Oil)
One of my favorite summer salads is very similar to this. Sub feta for the hard cheese and balsamic glaze for straight vinegar. Sometimes we add chopped vegan bacon too. Yum.
Posted by: Jen | June 18, 2009 at 20:23
I have a surplus of strawberries in my fridge, this would make great use out of them! Plus, that fig balsamic vinegar sounds delicious.
Posted by: Kaitlyn | June 19, 2009 at 10:43
My goodness, what a beautiful photo. So far as the cool weather goes, don't tell.....hehe many of us are roasting. Would love to have a cool breeze here in COMO.
AmyRuth
Posted by: AmyRuth | June 26, 2009 at 14:32
I am obsessed with fig balsamic vinegar, too! one of my favorite things to do with it is halve figs, brown them a bit in a pan with a little butter, then deglaze the pan with the balsamic and let it get syrupy. put it all over vanilla ice cream--yum, yum, yum.
I recently posted about a strawberry salad myself, but with some pecans & blue cheese. strawberries are so beautiful right now, I can't resist putting them in everything!
Posted by: Nishta | June 26, 2009 at 19:23
Love that fig vinegar too!
Posted by: Maxine | June 29, 2009 at 13:38
Jen, the bacon addition sounds like a great idea. I'll have to try that next time.
Kaitlyn, the vinegar is truly stunning. I highly recommend it.
Hi AmyRuth, Thanks!
Nishta, your ice cream topping sounds incredible. I am putting it on my to do list.
Hi Maxine, glad to hear!
Posted by: gemma | July 09, 2009 at 15:04
Yum, and I love how simple the list of ingredients (and instructions) is. Perfect summer salad.
Posted by: Shannalee | July 21, 2009 at 10:04
Thanks Shannalee!
Posted by: gemma | October 09, 2009 at 11:21