From the kitchen of Brad Betts

Ingredients:

Salad greens (a fresh mesclun mix is best)

A handful of strawberries, washed and sliced.

1/2 avocado, sliced

A small handful of nuts or seeds (crushed walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etc.)

Goat cheese, crumbled (omit for V, DF)

Croutons (omit for GF)

Dressing (e.g., the famous Gravlox):

Juice from 1/2 lemon

2 T. olive oil

2 T. white balsamic vinegar

1 t. dijon mustard

2 t. sugar

Pinch of salt and pepper

1 t. dill, dried (optional)

This is a one-bowl salad!

In a large salad bowl, mix dressing ingredients with a fork.

Add the strawberries, avocado, nuts or seeds.

Add washed lettuce (we use 1 box of pre-washed mesclun or spring mix) and toss well with dressing mix below.

Optional: sprinkle with goat cheese and croutons.

In lieu of strawberries, you can substitute grapes (sliced in half), sliced apples or sliced beets from a can (drained and rinsed).

It is because of this delicious salad that Danielle decided to one day carve Brad’s gravestone with the following: “HE MADE A GREAT SALAD”.

Credit to Chris Betts for his original famous Gravlox dressing, which he used as a topping for salmon.