Summer Strawberry Salad

I spent last weekend in LA catching up with old friends and spending time with my sister Tracy and her boyfriend Brian. Tracy and I made a healthy delicious dinner on Saturday night, Caprese Pizza on whole wheat crust and an Arugula Strawberry Salad... sadly, I didn't have my camera. Last night I recreated our fresh healthy salad for Mike to try. I didn't have arugula but i did have some frisee greens, yum. Thanks Tracy for this lovely salad idea.
















Summer Strawberry Salad

frisee greens (or arugula or spinach)
organic strawberries, sliced
roasted almonds, sliced
organic avocado, sliced

Simple Dressing

2 tbsp organic olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
sea salt
pepper

Hazelnut Crusted Trout Salad

We went to Trader Joe's today and didn't make it home till after 7:30pm. Whenever I go grocery shopping during dinner time, I never feel like coming home and cooking. It is not uncommon that Mike and I will go out to dinner after doing a huge grocery run. I'm trying to save money, so I knew I needed to use some of the groceries we had bought to make a quick dinner. This meal, literally took me less then 10 minutes to make.

Salad
Trader Joe's fresh hazelnut crusted trout
arugula
pomegranate seeds

Spray a pan with a little bit of olive oil spray. Pan fry the trout, skin side down, for a couple minutes till the trout is white and flaky. Flip trout over to briefly crisp up the nut crusted side. Put the trout on top of a bed of arugula and sprinkle pomegranate seeds on top.
Note: If you had fresh trout, it is easy to make the hazelnut crust yourself. Just throw some hazelnuts (or any nut for that matter) into a small Cuisinart or blender to make a gritty nutty mix. Dredge the trout in the nut mix.

Dressing
2 Tbsp raw tahini
1 lemon, freshly juiced.
mix together and dress the salad.



Whoala! Dinner in 10 minutes!
Thanks Trader Joes!