It was my intention to grill a small prime rib for dinner last night. The roast had been pre-salted the day before and left to air dry in the fridge most of Sunday. BUT, neither of us felt like a big dinner last night so I made Moe a salad.
Just a simple salad made with what I had on hand.
Hard boiled eggs,
leaf lettuce, tomatoes
and green pepper,
topped with a dressing made with Hellmans and heavy cream, minced garlic, a little rice wine vinegar, salt and lots of fresh ground pepper.
I know that this doesn't sound too exciting, especially for a Father's Day dinner, but Moe was thrilled. As I've mentioned before, he loves salads, but because I don't, he doesn't get many of them.
I hate to make promises I can't keep, but I'm going to try and make him a salad at least a couple of times a week. 'Try' being the operative word.
Sometimes a salad is exactly what I want for dinner. I should eat more of them to tell the truth. I can understand why Moe was happy with this meal.
ReplyDeleteAnn, I actually really enjoy salads but rarely get around to making them. I think part of it is my children don't like them and I don't love salads enough to make them anyway. However if I had that salad...
ReplyDeleteMaybe next time you should make Moe a mesclun salad and then saute it for you. This has become my new solution for the mesclun mix I get at my CSA. Seems like the same dressing would work for both.
-Robin
This salad looks delish! Has me craving one now;)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Ann! You make such a "simple salad" look so appealing and appetizing. (Weren't you even tempted, just a little bit?!) :D I would be so happy to have that placed before me.
ReplyDeleteYou're a genius in the kitchen! And have I told you lately how in love with your photography I am? You've captured the light so beautifully as you always do. *sigh* Pure eye candy. xo
That is a perfect summer salad:)
ReplyDeleteThis salad looks so good......now I feel like I want one...... great photo's.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try making that simple dressing, Ann.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are exquisite, as always. Please do a post on how to get your hard boiled eggs to be so perfect? Mine always have that yucky green/gray band of color around the yolks! I've tried every cooking time imaginable, with & without cream of tarter in the water, boiling water start as well as cold water. No luck.... help?
Rett, the green, gray colour is caused by over cooking. I start the eggs in cold water and bring to a boil, cover and turn off the burner and let the eggs continue to cook from the heat of the water for 10 to 15 minutes depending on size.
ReplyDeleteI did eat some of the salad. I love tomatoes. BUT, I just don't get the satisfaction out of eating salads the way some people do.
Ann
Those tomatoes look delicious. I can't wait for tomatoes to start tasting "real" here.
ReplyDeleteI love a good salad, I just hate making salads. :)
Perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs....this looks like a perfect meal for a hot summer night...
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