Do you love strawberry? I do! It’s a special fruit, which
symbolizes love and sexuality for centuries. And no wonder… its shape is almost
like a heart, it’s beautiful both inner and outer side, its vivid red color
attracts you like a magnet and it so juicy and sweet!
There is a legend, that if you break a double strawberry in
half and share it with a member of the opposite sex, you will fall in love with
each other… Wanna give it a shot?
Strawberry salad
Ingredients for 2 portions:
200 gr arugula/ rucola
200 – 250 gr strawberry
50 gr nuts of your choice (I like a mix of walnuts and sliced
almonds)
50 gr soft goat cheese
Sauce:
1 tablespoon red wine or strawberry
vinegar*
11/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon nuts oil (I like walnut oil**)
a pinch of salt
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For Nederlanders:
* you can buy strawberry vinegar at Oil and Vinegar shop
** you can buy walnut oil at Oil and Vinegar shop , but it's cheapper in AH
Directions
1. Put arugula on plates.
2. Cut
strawberry on quarters. Put on top of the salad (chaotic or artistic… as
you wish).
3. Chop
walnuts. Toast them beforehand if you use fresh ones.
4. Cut
goat cheese on small pieces. It can be tricky as it extremely soft and
sticky, so I use my fingers instead of a knife.
5. Sprinkle
nuts and cheese on top of the salad (don’t forget to be artistic... lol)
6. Mix
all ingredients for the sauce, blend nicely. Pour the sauce on the top of
the salad.
Serve with a glass of white or sparkling wine. Enjoy!
P.S. This salad is easy, but quite exquisite. The taste of
arugula, strawberry, goat cheese and nuts in one bite is fresh and
harmonious.
You can experiment with this salad in different ways:
1) Blend some fresh strawberries and add them to sauce.
2) Add steam asparagus. Use small one, like here.
3) Don't put to the salad nuts and/ or cheese. BUT I strongly recommend don't do it!
4) etc
When I was preparing this post, I looked through the
Internet and found some interesting fact about strawberry. Do you know that strawberry
isn’t a berry actually? It’s a fruit! I’m quite impressed! I should read more:-)
Have a nice day! And good luck with the salad!
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