Wrong Holiday
Ever since megranates, I've been trying to use them whenever I remember to. I considered
making a spinach-walnut-pom salad with them for Christ
mas like my sister (who we missed this year because she's still in Spain) did last year but couldn't get everything together. I made a kale salad instead. However, still in a somewhat festive mood and with all necessary ingredients on hand (plus a couple extras) I made it for New Year's Eve:
Spinach, pomegranate arils, red onion, avocado, mushroom, tempeh in a mustard-balsamic dressing.
Then, ah, a bit too many sweets. Figs, chocolate, and banana bread! But this is the last gasp. I'm not making any food resolutions per se but G and I are doing a cleanse in a week or so, which I hope will get things off on a good start. Happy New Year's to yehs.
John Lasseter has a full size train in his back yard.
ReplyDeleteGREG GO WATCH TOY STORY OR SOMETHING. This space is for important conversations ONLY.
ReplyDeleteFrom someone who is extremely full of sweets, that salad looks like just what I need. Poms are so intimidating; maybe I will overcome the pressure this year. HNY!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, too! Tasty eats for sure!
ReplyDeleteOooo, the HIGHLY awaited post! :)) LOOKS DELICIOUS! Love the combination of all the ingredients! Actually I have them all at home right now...sooo... ;)) Hope you had a great new year!!
ReplyDeleteThe salad looks and sounds absolutely fantastic! I'm happy to be returning back to normalized eating, i.e. occasional sweets, not daily! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year! It'll be at least a month before I'm used to writing 2012, ha ha. Nothing wrong with figs, chocolate and banana bread on new year's. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing salad! I have to get a pom- it's been a long time since I had one.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a wonderful night and I'll be looking forward to hearing about your cleanse!
Yet another amazing salad creation! I love the look and sound of everything in it! I hope you had a great night!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Maud!
Mmmm, there's another one of your amazing salads. I'm not making any food or health related resolutions this year either. And I'm hoping it will lead to healthier long term habits. So maybe it's a resolution in disguise? Happy 1/1 :)
ReplyDeleteOooh looks so good! I bet it was totally worth the wait :) And definitely the perfect night to indulge in some sweets :) Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteThe salad looks fabulously delicious, and reminds me I have two pomegranates in the fridge — I wish I weren't too tired to make dinner.
ReplyDeleteAfter accidentally leaving three comments on the last post, I am now scared to comment here. I see the 'publish' button and all hell breaks loose. So you still eating the Tempeh raw?
ReplyDeleteI'm obsessed with pomegranates lately. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteAbby, I used to be pretty intimidated by them too but it's really not that big a deal. Ya get spurted, so what? I've heard opening them under water (in a bowl - not scuba diving) makes it cleaner and the arils just float to the top.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stacy! Likewise!
malin, haha, I guess you didn't have to wait too long! Not really a recipe...but I'm still working with them!
Ingrid, tell me about it. I luckily hefted most of the treats onto others but the lingering ingredients are really the dangerous culprits...handfuls of dried fruit and chocolate chips at a time? Why not?? Oof.
Allysia, I've decided to make things easier, I'm just going to relive 1867 and not write 2012.
Thanks molly, I'm excited to do it. We'd start it sooner but my friend's birthday (at a bar) is coming up so we can't cut out alcohol just yet. Though after last night, I'd love to.
Rose, G says I went a bit heavy on the onions but too bad! Happy New Year to you too!
Nikki, tricking yourself into it. I like that idea.
Happy New Year, VAVA!
Andrea, up last night at a wild party?!?
Shen, still raw. I marinated some last week but didn't cook it. It's just not worth an extra 15 minutes of my time.
Jenny, I feel like I've heard they have a sort of mystical fertility meaning associated with them. maybe that's why they're calling to you!
Sounds like a yummy, filling salad. Interesting that you keep the tempeh raw. Another impressive feat! Happy new year to you and G.
ReplyDeleteBTW! I'm also on a sort of cleanse now. Or more a green detox. So good luck to you and you have my support!! :D
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