Shorts & Salad

The calendar still says it is winter, but our weather has been all over the place lately. One minute it is cold and snowy. Then it is warm and sunny, then back to cold. These last few days, I have been in shorts. The weather has been so sunny and nice. Tonight, we are supposed to have another cold front come in. Go figure.

Last night was our first dinner salad of the season too. Tonight’s dinner will consist of something heartier and more filling than a salad, since it is supposed to be cold again. Oh our wacky, wacky weather. 🙂

We got together with Mike & Lauren on Saturday for game night, and I made a quick little tomato and cucumber salad to take. We had quite a bit leftover, so I used it for our chicken salad. Then made a lemon basil vinaigrette to go with it.

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

3/4 cup olive oil

1/3 cup Prosecco vinegar

2-3 TBSP lemon balsamic vinegar

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1-2 tsp garlic

salt & fresh ground black pepper

1/4 cup fresh basil, chiffonade

Whisk everything together until it is well emulsified. Set aside until ready to use.

I also made some garlic Parmigano croutons for the salad.

Once everything was prepared, I just assembled our salad and added some Costco rotisserie chicken, and it was ready for us to enjoy. It was our first dinner salad of the season. And our last until the weather warms up again.

When the weather is warm, we eat a lot of salads for dinner. But when it is cold out, salads are not on the menu. So, more salads to enjoy once the weather warms up again. This was just a teaser for what’s to come later.

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.