Sometimes salads can get a little boring, especially if you're in a rut with opening up a bag of prewashed greens and pouring on the bottled dressing.
I wanted to add some variety to my salad bowl, and the Taste of Home Farm to Table Cookbook had just what I was looking for, with its arugula salad with shaved parmesan recipe. I was not able to find golden raisins during a quick trip to my favorite grocery store. Instead, I substituted dried cherries, the perfect complement to the toasted almonds.
Ingredients:
- 6 cups fresh arugula
- 1/4 cup golden raisins (or any dried fruit -- I substituted dried cherries)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/3 cup shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- In a large bowl, combine the arugula, raisins and almonds.
- Drizzle with oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.
- Divide salad among four plates; top with cheese.
Other recipes include jalapeno popper Mexican street corn, roasted tomato salsa, heirloom tomato pie, cheesy bacon spaghetti squash, zucchini panzanella salad, cherry-chicken lettuce wraps, nectarine plum cobbler, and cantaloupe chicken salad with yogurt chive dressing.
Taste of Home Farm to Table Cookbook is available upon request from Whitehall Public Library by calling 412-882-6622 or clicking here.